The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine today praised the American Medical Association for adopting a new policy on June 11, 2024, at the Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates that “recognizes that animal-based agriculture is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and supports efforts to increase and promote plant-based menu options in...
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is vast – over 3,000,000 square miles. The distances families and elders must travel to access healthy food are long and prohibitive for many. Hundreds of families visit the Oyate Ta Kola Ku Community Center each month to access fresh food grown in our Medicine Root community gardens. They also come to receive food boxes, each filled...
The instructors, who just completed eight weeks of intensive training, speak eight languages among them and are from locations including Chile, France, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Seven of the new instructors speak Spanish, helping the Food for Life program to grow its presence in Hispanic communities. Compared with 2022...
System created for Apollo astronaut food has become the global standard for hazard prevention Countless NASA technologies turn up in our everyday lives, but one of the space agency’s most important contributions to modern society isn’t a technology at all – it’s the methodology that ensures the safety of the food we eat. Today the safety procedures and regulations...
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By Savannah Bullard NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge kicks off its final eight-week demonstration this month, and a new crew is running the show. NASA’s partner for the Deep Space Food Challenge, the Methuselah Foundation, has teamed up with Ohio State University in Columbus to facilitate the challenge’s third and final phase. The university is employing current...
ALBANY, N.Y.—Falafel Bowls, Powered Up Pasta with Chickpeas, and Veggie Skewers were just a few of the plant-based food items on the menu at a May 15 legislative reception supporting S996 (Hoylman-Sigal) / A3708 (Rajkumar). The legislation will promote student health and foster health equity by providing plant-based options upon request to students in New York public...
“The grant was instrumental in enabling me to deliver Food for Life classes to populations most impacted by health disparities,” says Dionne. “I aim to address the systemic health inequities that exist and empower individuals to make positive lifestyle changes.” Since 2021, the Food for Life program has awarded 86 scholarships to instructors around the globe who are...
Montclair, N.J.— At 9 a.m. on May 21, New Jersey native and health and nutrition enthusiast Kirk Charles, age 61, will embark on a more than 1,000 mile bike trip beginning at the Columbus Circle entrance of Central Park (59th Street and Broadway) in New York City. He plans to complete the journey in Chicago on June 5. Charles’ goal is to raise awareness about the...
Easton residents have the opportunity to support a pilot program to reduce food waste destined for the landfill. The town has partnered with Ottawa-based Food Cycle Science Corporation to try out the company’s Food Cycler machine, an indoor appliance that recycles your kitchen scraps by turning them into a nutrient-rich soil amendment without the hassle of...