Damien Thompson, an assistant teaching professor in the Masters of the Environment (MENV) program, co-founded FrontLine Farming with MENV colleague and lecturer Fatuma Emmaud. On a global scale, ...

Food is many things in our lives. It’s a cultural connector, bridging relationships with people, places, and our heritage. Food is medicine, providing us with nutrients integral to our well-being.

Local food systems are often viewed as alternatives to the global food system to stress their "promise of difference." But many myths have also been debunked, such as the "local trap" — the belief ...

Consumer interest in local food is not a trend, and neither is the need for regional and global supply chains that keep fresh ...

The Strengthening Local Food Security Act would create a permanent grant program for states to buy food from local farmers and fisheries PROVIDENCE — By the heat of the summer harvest, the Southside ...

The pandemic exposed cracks in the local food system that for years were festering as inequality in Silicon Valley grew. In 2021, Santa Clara County responded by approving the Food Systems Work Plan ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Four sessions are being held across northeast Indiana for the public to engage with the Northeast Indiana Local Food Network (NEI). Engagement sessions will support the ...

Research supports several benefits associated with local food systems, although not without nuances and controversy. These benefits include their ability to reconnect consumers and producers, ...