What does recent science tell us about pesticides and food? And what factors might consumers keep in mind when trying to set a healthy, affordable meal on the table? Join Center Faculty members Alex Lu and Gary Adamkiewicz, along with Marc Weisskopf from Harvard School of Public Health and Carolyn Dimitri from New York University, …
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Gregory Norris, Co-Director of the Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise (SHINE), co-authored Social Sustainability in Trade and Development Policy: A life cycle approach to understanding and managing social risk attributable to production and consumption in the EU-27. Gregory joined researchers at the European Union’s (EU) Joint Research Center and colleague Catherine Benoit in using …
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Increasing consumers’ attention to the social and environmental dimensions of the food they eat has generated many different responses, including certification programs, watch lists and local/slow food movements. This article examines the more recent entry of seafood into these consumer social movements. Although a concern with the family farm—as well as tendency to equate national …
Organic agriculture is a farming method that prioritizes the use of natural inputs and techniques instead of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals. This approach aims to create a sustainable and environmentally friendly food production system that supports soil health, biodiversity, and the health of consumers. While organic agriculture has gained popularity in recent years, …
Are you confused about which seafood to eat, which to avoid, and why? In this comprehensive article, Outside Online explores the tangled issues surrounding today’s seafood. In an interesting twist, the author is a former vegan who decided to eat fish based on his research to help his mother who pleaded, “Just tell me what …
