Center for a Livable Future GIS Week–Day3–Session 2: Mapping Industrial Food Animal Production Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-11-20 | Learn about using satellite imagery to detect concentrated animal feeding operations, mapping COVID-19 outbreaks at meat processing and packing plants, and how impacts of shifting to plant-based diets are tied to geography.SpeakersDan Ho and Brandon Anderson – Stanford UniversityLeah Douglas – Food & Environment Reporting NetworkBrent Kim – Johns Hopkins University
Unconfined series: Worker Justice in the Meat Industry Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2024-02-13 | Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle exposed inhumane working conditions in the meatpacking industry, as well as disgusting details about the meat itself. Decades later, conditions and wages improved for meatpackers. Meatpacking became a proper middle-class job, alongside jobs in the automotive industry. But during the 1980s—the Reagan Era—union-busting reversed the trend. Workers in the meat industry, many of whom were unempowered immigrants, once again faced safety concerns and falling wages. They were bumped out of the middle class and back into The Jungle. In this Unconfined three-part series, CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo interview activists and journalists who are investigating the lack of protections for workers and doing something about it. https://clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcastUnconfined PodcastUS consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agriculture—and those who are exploring alternatives.
Poultry Workers Fight for Their Rights Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2024-02-13 | Every year, the average U.S. consumer polishes off about 100 pounds of chicken—the highest rate of any large country, and twice the level we consumed as recently as 1985. As our love affair with wings and nuggets continues to take flight, the workers behind this savory bounty remain stuck in a cycle of rock-bottom wages and staggering injury rates. In this episode of Unconfined, Tom talks to Magaly Licolli, co-founder of the Arkansas-based worker center Venceremos, about the creative ways workers are fighting to improve their lives in the home state of meat behemoth Tyson, which holds a 25 percent share of the U.S. chicken market. https://clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcastUnconfined PodcastUS consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agriculture—and those who are exploring alternatives.
Unconfined Podcast with Guest Chris Heaney Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2024-01-16 | Back in the 1990s, a University of North Carolina epidemiologist named Steve Wing pursued what was then a novel idea: to find out the health effects of living, drinking water, and breathing near CAFOs, he didn’t just set up sensors and draw blood from nearby residents. Instead, he consulted them about what questions to ask, often listing them as co-authors on academic papers. In the decades since, he spearheaded a large body of research demonstrating the dire health effects, physical and mental, of living amid the hog industry’s stench and pollution. Wing died of cancer in 2016. One of his proteges, Johns Hopkins University professor Chris Heaney, has carried on in Wing’s tradition—and is now studying how biodigesters affect life in the area. In the final episode of our biogas series, Heaney breaks down the community-directed research, and updates us on his ongoing biodigester work.https://clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcastUnconfined PodcastUS consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agriculture—and those who are exploring alternatives.
Unconfined Podcast The methane digester money trail: Who’s making money off of biogas? Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-12-12 | As we continue our series on the biogas boom in CAFO country, food policy expert Patty Lovera walks us through the costs and benefits of using anaerobic digestion to harvest methane from animal waste. At this point, there’s a “complex layer cake of federal subsidies” that are trying to make the process profitable, but it’s unclear whether this so-called renewable energy source is a viable market-based business. (With Christine Grillo, recorded on September 21, 2023.)https://clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcastUnconfined PodcastUS consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agriculture—and those who are exploring alternatives.
Unconfined Podcast Indigestion: Living amid hog CAFOs with Guest Sherri White-Williamson Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-11-14 | Indigestion: Living amid hog CAFOs—now with methane digesters attached In the opening three episodes of Unconfined, we’re focusing on a topic that’s generating a lot of excitement among meat industry execs and concern among people who live in CAFO country: methane digesters. Tom and Christine open with a brief explainer: What are methane digesters, and how are they related to biogas and methane? Then we hear from environmental justice advocate Sherri White-Williamson, who grew up in eastern North Carolina and watched its transformation from a stronghold of small-scale African-American agrarianism to a global epicenter of industrial-scale hog production—and what it’s like on the ground to add methane digesters to the mix. https://clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcastUnconfined PodcastUS consumers enjoy access to a veritable cornucopia of meat. We consume an annual average of more than 220 pounds of chicken, pork, and beef per person—one of the highest rates of carnivory in history. What makes it possible is a factory-like model of meat production that took root in Midwestern stockyards in the late 19th century and boomed after World War II. For decades, the transnational meatpacking giants that dominate US production have been exporting this model to countries across the globe. But it's not all about just widely available burgers, tacos, and nuggets. What are the model's downsides—the impacts on communities, workers, ecosystems, and public health? And are there better ways to farm animals? In Unconfined Podcast, veteran meat industry observers and CLF staffers Tom Philpott and Christine Grillo dig into those questions, interviewing the researchers, community organizers, journalists, and farmers documenting or experiencing the ills of our dominant mode of meat agriculture—and those who are exploring alternatives.
Digging into the benefits of urban agriculture Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-10-27 | Growing interest in urban agriculture is inspiring widespread attention from gardeners to policymakers alike. Food policy councils play an important role in advocating for legislation, funding, and other resources for urban agriculture efforts, as well as providing educational support for urban food producers. This webinar, hosted by the Johns Hopkin Center for a Livable, discusses how to frame the benefits of urban agriculture to policymakers and the public and presents examples from food policy councils in Kansas City, Missouri and Oakland, California about how to make progressive changes to support urban farmers through urban agriculture zones and tax incentives and by promoting racial and social inclusivity.
Food Systems Change through Procurement Policy Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-10-27 | The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future and the Chesapeake Foodshed Network welcome Raychel Santo, Claire Fitch, Colleen Synk, Colleen McKinney, and Jose Oliva to speak on regional, environmentally sustainable, just, and humane practices in institutional food procurement. This webinar provides an overview of the Center for a Livable Future’s recent report, Instituting Change, which examines the benefits and barriers to increased institutional procurement of regionally and sustainably produced food. It also discusses a recent analysis of the economic potential for regional food procurement among institutions in the Chesapeake region. Finally, the webinar presents the policies and implementation of the Center for Good Food Purchasing’s standards.
CLF Stalwart Bob Martin Steps Back, Reflects with Tom Philpott Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-07-26 | Long-time food system reform advocate Bob Martin reflects on his career and industrial food animal production. Originally recorded March 23, 2023.Intro - 0:00Journalism and Politics - 1:00The Pew Commission on Industrial Farming - 6:15CLF - 8:45Pew Conclusions - 10:25Why didn't the environmental groups participate at the time? - 13:37Industry Support - 16:12Building Trust - 19:00Agreement - 21:05Reception - 21:48A moment of possible legislative change - 28:20Competition and Consolidation 36:15Groundwork 38:44Antibiotics 40:40Going forward 45:02Political Capacity 47:09Ideas and Advocacy 50:36
Food Policy Councils as Key Players in Building Food System Resilience Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-07-25 | Originally recorded April 11, 2023
USDA 2501 Program: Funding Opportunity for Food Policy Councils Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-06-26 | Description: The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future partnered with the USDA Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships to host a webinar on the USDA’s 2501 Program to support underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers, and foresters, and the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The webinar featured leaders from the USDA and the National Resources Conservation Service to describe the programs, along with Cumberland County Food Security Council, who was a recipient of a 2501 grant in 2022.
Lessons from the field: Laying the foundation for an effective meat reduction campaign Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2023-02-20 | Date: February 1, 2023
Dominique Hazzard - Food Producer History in Maryland and DC Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2022-11-15 | What is the history behind our food producers in Maryland and DC? CLF interviews Dominique Hazzard, a doctoral candidate in History at Johns Hopkins University about the intersection between food justice, equity, and industrial animal food production. We are delighted to share our discussion with the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum curator of the former exhibition, Food for the People: Eating and Activism in Greater Washington.
Regional Food Business Centers Program and Food Policy Councils Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2022-10-14 | On October 12, 2022, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future hosted a webinar with USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) staff about the new Regional Food Business Center Program. During the webinar, USDA staff provided information about this new funding opportunity and answered questions from participants about the program requirements.
Assessing Policy to Promote Racial Equity Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2022-07-15 | Policy is often touted as the great equalizer, creating opportunities for all, regardless of their race. Yet evaluating a policy’s capacity to address racial equity is not easy. The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future hosted a webinar on July 13, 2022 to discuss two examples of how to assess and evaluate policy to promote racial equity. Dr. Keshia Porter Pollack, Chair for Department of Health, Policy and Management at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shared her experience working with a group of students to assess the Maryland Farms and Families Fund. Moriah Bell, Willow Cozzens, and Hallie Nelson from the Jefferson County (CO) Food Policy Council shared a tool that their council created to evaluate policies for racial equity.
Community Dialogue: Centering Community in USDA AMS Regional Food Business Centers Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2022-05-05 | Description: On May 2, 2022, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future hosted a conversation for food policy councils about the Regional Food Business Centers, a new opportunity being developed by USDA Agriculture Marketing Service. During this event, participants learned about the process and timeline for establishing the Centers, and we’re invited to strategize with peers in their region about how to ensure the Regional Food Business Centers are accountable to the communities they have been tasked with serving. Presenters included Kate Fitzgerald, Principal at Fitzgerald y Canepa; Dr. Becca Jablonski, Associate Professor, Colorado State University; and Sherri Dugger, Executive Director of the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project.
The Power of Social Media in Building a Campaign Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2022-04-12 | In today's digital age, owning social media channels for your brand or product is not just a nice to have, it’s an absolute necessity. Social media has fundamentally changed the way organizations communicate with the public and their followers, allowing for two-way conversations. But how do you keep up with the changing social landscape? How do you know what content resonates with your audience? And how can you ultimately have an impact on the work you are doing? In this webinar, we will discuss successful digital and social media strategies to help build a Meatless Monday or any meat-reduction campaign on social media. Our panel features social media experts from around the globe who will share their approach to building and maintaining a strong social presence, why it's important in today's digital age and how they’ve made an impact.
Community engagement for FPCs in low-density population areas Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-12-09 | Community engagement is core to the work of FPCs. An increasing number of food policy councils are exploring ways to engage more intentionally with those most affected by food systems challenges. Councils in rural, peri-urban, and suburban areas have unique challenges to engagement, including working across larger geographic distances and, in some cases, multiple jurisdictional boundaries, and with smaller populations. On December 3, 2021, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted this conversation about food policy councils’ approaches community engagement in low-density population areas. Sharon Thornberry from the Oregon Food Bank shared about hir work with rural councils and communities in Oregon. Dawn Marie Smith from the Southwest Michigan Local Food Council and Jared Johnson from San Mateo County Food System Alliance in California shared their experiences and challenges working in their respective communities.
Meatless Monday In the City Day 1 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-11-29 | Join Meatless Monday Global for two dynamic 45-minute podcast style discussions on how Meatless Monday is used through municipal strategies and policies to promote sustainable, healthy food across schools, restaurants, hospitals, and local institutions. Cities, towns and villages around the globe are challenged with finding innovative solutions to some of the world’s greatest threats: climate change, water shortages, food security and preventable diseases. Food is a remarkable point of entry. What people eat, how it’s produced, and how much is wasted has major impacts on a city’s health and sustainability goals.
Meatless Monday In the City Day 2 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-11-29 | Join Meatless Monday Global for two dynamic 45-minute podcast style discussions on how Meatless Monday is used through municipal strategies and policies to promote sustainable, healthy food across schools, restaurants, hospitals, and local institutions. Cities, towns and villages around the globe are challenged with finding innovative solutions to some of the world’s greatest threats: climate change, water shortages, food security and preventable diseases. Food is a remarkable point of entry. What people eat, how it’s produced, and how much is wasted has major impacts on a city’s health and sustainability goals.
Lessons Learned from State and County Food Systems Mapping Projects Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-10-05 | This webinar highlights lessons learned from four different food system mapping projects, three state-wide maps – Maryland, Colorado, and Ohio, and a county-level map from New York. Each project provides a brief introduction to their mapping application as well as a live demo. There is also a facilitated discussion about the value of maps, their limitations, tips and lessons learned, examples of how the maps have been used, and the future of food system mapping.Featured speakers include Becca Jablonski, Associate Professor and Food Systems Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University Sean Quigley, Technologies Program Manager, Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University Wajihah Baig, GIS Technology Specialist, Knowledge Exchange, The Ohio State University Linnea Carlson, Director, Jamestown Public Market and Chair, Chautauqua County Food Policy Council Melissa Keller, Planner, Chautauqua County Dept. of Planning & Development and Member, Chautauqua County Food Policy Council
The Role of Cities: Equitable food systems and healthy food access in and out of crisis Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-08-06 | In response to COVID-19, The Common Market, a nonprofit regional food distributor, partnered with city government agencies across three major metropolitan areas— Atlanta, Baltimore, and New York City—to help them meet the emergent food access needs of their most vulnerable constituents through a Farm-Fresh Box Program. On August 6, 2021, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project and The Common Market hosted a conversation with food policy directors and city leaders from Atlanta, Baltimore, and New York City to reflect on their food access programming; key learnings coming out of the pandemic; future crisis planning and approach; and policy recommendations in support of fair, vibrant regional food systems.The conversation was facilitated by Rachel Terry, National Partnerships Director with The Common Market Panelists: Luisa F. Cardona de Vence, Deputy Director of Welcoming AtlantaHolly Freishtat, Food Policy Director and Chief of Food Policy & Planning Division with the City of BaltimoreKate MacKenzie, Executive Director of New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Food Policy
Baltimore City Soil Safety Policy: What You Need to Know Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-07-08 | Are you an urban farmer or community gardener in Baltimore City? Watch this video to learn more about the Baltimore Office of Sustainability’s Soil Safety Policy and the process for obtaining a Use Permit for urban agriculture.To view the Baltimore City’s Soil Safety Policy, visit: baltimoresustainability.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Soil-Safety-Policy-2021.pdf Check out our best practices video for simple and effective ways to reduce your exposure to metals in urban agriculture: youtu.be/BcNMteh1t14 This video was produced as part of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Safe Urban Harvests study, which investigated potential metal contamination risks faced by people who grow and eat food from urban farms and gardens in Baltimore City. Check out this video for an overview of the Safe Urban Harvests study results: youtu.be/g-qWOU8al8o For more information about the study, visit: https://www.jhsph.edu/clf/suh This video was produced in collaboration with the Baltimore Office of Sustainability with the support of the Lipitz Public Health Policy Faculty Award and the Columbus Foundation.
Public Health Perspectives on Sustainable Diets – Coursera Trailer Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-06-22 | What we eat and how we produce that food have significant effects on human health and the sustainability of our planet. But what is a ‘sustainable’ diet? A sustainable diet, as defined by the FAO, promotes health and well-being and provides food security for the present population while sustaining human and natural resources for future generations. This short course looks at the urgent need to address the sustainability of our food systems, including better understanding the complex relationship between diet and climate change. We’ll explore current research on dietary shifts needed in high, middle, and low-income countries to achieve both sustainability and food security goals and discuss evidence-based strategies to promote sustainable diets.This course is offered by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future and draws from our graduate-level food systems curriculum at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Sign up at Coursera: coursera.org/learn/sustainable-diets
Connect with the Small Business Administration: How food policy councils can support restaurants Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-04-30 | The restaurant industry and other small food businesses have been among the hardest-hit sectors during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. To help bring jobs back and revive the industry, the American Rescue Plan, signed into law by President Joe Biden, established the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This webinar, hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project on April 29, 2021, featured staff from the SBA who shared how the program application will be launched in the next few weeks. In this “train the trainer” event, SBA staff described the process of sharing information and resources about the fund with their local networks.
Safe Urban Harvests Study: Overview of Results Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-04-28 | The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Safe Urban Harvests study investigated potential metal contamination risks faced by people who grow and eat food from urban farms and gardens in Baltimore City. During the 2017 growing season, soil, irrigation water, and produce samples were collected from 104 urban farms and gardens. This video gives an overview of the key results of the heavy metal tests in soil, irrigation water, and produce. Check out our best practices video for simple and effective ways to reduce your exposure to metals in urban agriculture: youtu.be/BcNMteh1t14 For more information about the study, visit: https://www.jhsph.edu/clf/suh This video was produced with the support of the Lipitz Public Health Policy Faculty Award and the Columbus Foundation.
Best Practices for Growing Safely in Urban Soils Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-04-26 | Are you an urban farmer or community gardener? Watch this video for simple and effective ways to reduce your exposure to metals in urban agriculture. This video was produced as part of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Safe Urban Harvests study, which investigated potential metal contamination risks faced by people who grow and eat food from urban farms and gardens in Baltimore City. Check out this video for an overview of study results: youtu.be/g-qWOU8al8o For more information about the study, visit: http://www.jhsph.edu/clf/suh This video was produced with the support of the Lipitz Public Health Policy Faculty Award and the Columbus Foundation.
Shifting financial power: A discussion about shared gifting for food councils Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-04-12 | Funding is a perpetual challenge for food policy councils. Shared gifting is a type of participatory grantmaking that challenges traditional philanthropic norms by giving grantees the power to decide how to distribute funds. This model has been growing in popularity among state networks of food policy councils (FPC) as a way for local FPCs to pool funding resources, mutually learn and support one another, and strengthen the network of FPCs. On March 25, 2021, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted a roundtable about shared gifting with the Maine Network of Community Food Councils, Michigan Local Food Council Network, Community Food Strategies in North Carolina and the University of Minnesota Extension food networks. State network representatives discussed how each network became involved with shared gifting, what makes their processes work, and what they recommend doing differently.Speakers:Jonah Fertig-Burd, Sewall FoundationLiz Gensler, Michigan Local Food Council NetworkNoelle Harden, University of Minnesota ExtensionGini Knight, Community Food StrategiesKen Morse, Maine Network of Community Food CouncilsHarriet Van Vleck, Merrymeeting Food Council
Making Sense of the Chaos Finding beacons of hope in the federal government Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-02-23 | On February 18, 2021, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future welcomed Adam Zipkin, Counsel for US Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Katherine Stewart, Legislative Director for Representative Alma Adams (D-NC 12) to discuss opportunities for federal food and farm systems reform and ways for food policy councils to engage with their elected officials. The conversation was moderated by Heidi Holliday, Executive Director for Consensus KC and Renee Andriani with Andriani Creative visually documented the event.
Making Sense of the Chaos: Reflections from food policy councils on 2020, Part 1 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2021-01-08 | On January 6, 2021, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted part 1 of a two-part event to offered food policy council members a space for silence and reflection on the impact of 2020 on our communities and food systems. Participants listened to the experiences from three food policy council leaders from different areas of the US about their response to the events of 2020: Tamara Downs Schwei, Local Food Policy Coordinator, Homegrown Minneapolis; Elisa Muñoz-Miller, Executive Director, New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee; Jesse Padron, Chair, Oneida Community Integrated Food Systems. Participants were invited to share their experiences during the event. Karen A. Spiller, Principal, KAS Consulting moderated the conversation.
Meatless ‘Well Done’ Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-11-22 | A webinar that explores and compares the health, environmental and food systems impacts of plant-based proteins and cell-based or cultivated meat.Words: cell-based meats, legumes, pulses, meat alternatives, plant-based substitutes , beans
Center for a Livable Future GIS Week–Day 1–Session 1: Food Systems Dashboards Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-11-20 | Learn how dashboards, engaging tools to visualize and display key data, have been used to measure and track food systems at global, national and local scales.SpeakersJessica Fanzo and Rebecca McLaren – Johns Hopkins UniversityJayson Lusk – Purdue UniversityPahini Lampart – Baltimore City Office of Performance and Innovation
Center for a Livable Future GIS Week–Day 1–Session 2: GIS and Spatial Analysis in Enviro. Health Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-11-20 | Learn how to address problems at the intersection of environmental exposure and human health, including projects examining environmental links to cancer; health disparities in morbidity and mortality; and links between environmental stressors and cardiovascular disease risk.SpeakersMary Collins, Mike Petroni, Dustin HillSUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Center for a Livable Future GIS Week–Day 2–Session 1: Keynote Speaker Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-11-20 | Este Geraghty, MD, MS, MPH, GISP, Author at EsriDr. Geraghty is the Chief Medical Officer and Health Solutions Director at Esri where she leads business development for the Health and Human Services sector. Formerly the Deputy Director of the Center for Health Statistics and Informatics with the California Department of Public Health, Dr. Geraghty led the state vital records and public health informatics programs. While serving as an Associate Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine at the University of California at Davis she conducted research on geographic approaches to influencing health policy and advancing community development programs.
Center for a Livable Future GIS Week–Day 2–Session 2: Lightning Talks Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-11-20 | Faculty, Staff, and Students from Johns Hopkins University will present 3 – 5 minute “lightning talks” highlighting their use of GIS and spatial analysis in research.
Center for a Livable Future GIS Week–Day3–Session 1: The Role of GIS during the COVID-19 Pandemic Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-11-20 | Learn about the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 dashboard, daily surveillance of COVID-19 in the US and geovisualization techniques to improve understanding of the disease.SpeakersEric Delmelle - University of North Carolina at CharlotteAlex Hohl - University of UtahEnsheng Dong - Johns Hopkins University
Exploring the Rhode Island FPC COVID-19 food policy database Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-10-06 | On October 5, 2020, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted this webinar exploring a new database of food systems policies related to COVID-19 developed by the Rhode Island Food Policy Council. This impressive database includes 128 local and state policies related to food access; racial equity; support for farm, food, and fish businesses; and worker protection and compensation. Nessa Richman and Nina Wolff Landau shared their motivation behind creating the database, the nuts and bolts of using it, and notable policies they found during the process.You can download the database here: http://www.foodpolicynetworks.org/food-policy-resources/index.cfm?resource=1350
Metrics for Success with Meatless Monday Global Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-10-05 | Experts with different backgrounds, expertise, passions in food, sustainability, and health, discussed how they measure success for projects and activities such as Meatless Monday in the midst of a global COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest.
Planning for the worst: What municipal food policy leaders are learning from the COVID-19 pandemic Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-06-25 | The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted this webinar on June 22, 2020 with food policy leaders from four cities who talked about their experiences managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about what strategies were in place before the pandemic, how their cities developed and implemented strategies to respond, the role of the community in their work, and what have they learned thus far. The presenters all hold positions within government and are members of the United States Conference of Mayors food policy working group. Speakers:Holly Freishtat, Food Policy Director, Baltimore, MarylandMilele P. Kennedy, Food Policy and Program Coordinator, Indianapolis, IndianaEdwin Marty, Food Policy Manager, Austin, TexasLatha Swamy, Food Systems Policy Director, New Haven, Connecticut
Food Policy Councils Coming Together During the Covid Crisis Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-06-11 | Food policy councils across the US are connecting people, creating solutions and supporting policies and programs to help farmers, food chain workers, and those who are food insecure or at risk of becoming food insecure. The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future supports food policy councils in their work. Today, we released a sharable video which highlights the Montgomery County Food Council (Maryland), the Dubuque County Food Policy Council (Iowa), and the Detroit Food Policy Council (Michigan) as they shift their strategies to address increased food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Please view and help us amplify the important work of food policy councils to improve local food systems with your networks.
Part2 Mobilizing food councils to support workers during COVID-19: Building buy-in and taking action Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-06-01 | This webinar hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future's Food Policy Networks project occurred on Thursday, May 28. It was the second in a two part series on how food policy councils can support food workers during COVID-19. You can watch the first webinar here: youtu.be/TyOV0hZOqUM. On this second webinar, speakers provided examples of how food policy councils and similar groups can integrate food worker voices in their memberships, build support for advocating on labor issues, and communicate around labor issues. Speakers:Irene de Barraicua, Public Relations Manager for Líderes CampesinasWinona Bynum, Executive Director of the Detroit Food Policy CouncilTanya Kerssen, Political Education + Strategy at Real Food MediaColleen McKinney, Director of Engagement at The Center for Good Food PurchasingBeth Spitler, Field Director at the California Food and Farming Network
Growing Solutions: Soil, Water, Farmers, Seeds, Roots Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-05-22 | In the face of threats to our farming future such as climate change, people are innovating to protect and regenerate our most vital resources – soil, water, seeds, and our farmer workforce. Growing Solutions features a centuries-old water conservation method, a farmer who’s growing topsoil faster than most thought possible, a seed-saving high school, a farmer training program for military veterans, and researchers who are developing a perennial style of agriculture that mimics the prairie.Index:0:00 - Introduction1:58 - Soil13:49 - Water19:11 - Farmers24:41 - Seeds30:01 - Roots38:26 - ClosingThis 42-minute documentary film – produced by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future – is part of the FoodSpan curriculum, which provides an overview of the food system for high school students. http://www.foodspan.orgFind other videos in the series below:Food Frontiersyoutu.be/LV6-8oW3hjMOut to Pasture: The Future of Farmingyoutu.be/MrRqi8-Y8ak
Leveraging local actions to support food chain workers during COVID-19 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-05-21 | This webinar, which occurred on Thursday, May 21, provides an overview of the harmful impacts of our current labor system on food chain workers and then discuss possible policy opportunities to address those needs. Speakers:Claudia Rósales, Farmworker and Food Worker Organizer at Pioneer Valley Workers CenterChristina Spach, National Organizer at the Food Chain Workers AllianceJose Oliva, Campaigns Director of the HEAL Food Alliance and board member of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council Nessia Berner Wong, Senior Policy Analyst at ChangeLab Solutions
Funding for Food Systems: Community Food Projects Grants Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-05-05 | The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted a webinar on April 29, 2020 about the Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFP). CFP is an important financial resource for supporting projects to increase food security through strategies that address food, farm, and nutrition needs and build the self-reliance of communities. Attendees heard from Andy Fisher, Executive Director, Ecological Farming Association; and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture staff: Jaheon Koo, Division of Food Safety Program Specialist; Heather Daughtery, Grants Management Specialist; Sophie Roark, Grants Management Specialist, and Susan Bowman, Awards Management Division.
Q&A with Dr. Roni Neff and Erin Biehl on Food Resiliency and Access During COVID-19 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-04-22 | In this Q&A, Roni and Erin discussed food waste, food resiliency and access, and the possible long-term impacts of COVID-19 to the food system.
Federal COVID-19 Relief: What does it mean for food policy on the ground? Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-04-07 | While food policy councils and their many local partners have been busy responding to burgeoning local food system emergencies across the country, the third round of federal COVID-19 relief legislation was signed into law on Friday, March 27. How will this legislation directly impact support for small and mid-sized farms, the continued operation of farmers markets, loosened restrictions on eligible school meal sites, or funding for senior meals? How can food policy advocates engage in conversations around future COVID-19 relief bills? On Monday, April 6, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted a roundtable discussion to explore how federal legislation might affect local resources on the ground. Featured speakers:Wes King, Senior Policy Specialist at the National Sustainable Agriculture CoalitionCorey Malone-Smolla, Policy Specialist at Feeding America
State Food Councils and Networks Response to COVID-19 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-04-03 | Join the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future Food Policy Networks project for a conversation with food systems councils and networks working at the state level in response to COVID-19. Participants share about the responses from their states to support local and regional food systems, including policies being proposed, debated and passed.
Roundtable discussion: Food policy councils and COVID-19 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-03-23 | As day-to-day operations grind to a halt with the spread of COVID-19, the pandemic threatens to highlight and exacerbate existing inequities in society. On Friday, March 20, the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future’s Food Policy Networks project hosted a discussion about how food policy councils can play a key role in connecting efforts among local governments, non-profits, food banks, farmers, schools, and grocery stores to reduce barriers to food access and security; support local food producers, workers, and businesses; and advocate for policies that protect our communities during these uncertain times.Speakers included: Heather Bruskin, Montgomery County Food Council (Maryland)Noel Didla, MS Food Policy Council and MS Food Justice CollaborativeMichaela Freiburger, Dubuque County Food Policy Council (Iowa)Dawn Plummer, Pittsburgh Food Policy CouncilNessa Richman, Rhode Island Food Policy CouncilDana Wood, Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance (Colorado)
Meatless Monday Global: Achieving Healthy and Sustainable Diets for All Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-03-19 | How to balance the nutritional needs in different parts of the world with the climate environmental footprints of the food we produce and eat and how health professionals and influencers can help those in our communities take active steps toward healthy and sustainable diets.
A Dive into the Meatless Monday Global Community with Slow Food International Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future 2020-02-28 | A how to webinar to the Meatless Monday Global community that details how to get started with Meatless Monday, and how an organization like Slow Food International incorporates Meatless Monday into their ‘better meat, less meat’ campaign.
