Food

The global water grab

Writing in National Geographic in December 2012 about “small-scale irrigation techniques with simple buckets, affordable pumps, drip lines, and other equipment” that “are enabling farm families to weather dry seasons, raise yields, diversify their crops, and l

In getting to the heart of our unhealthy food system, health professionals are key (and not in the way you may think)

It seems every week, mainstream media is reporting on a new study pointing to food A, or beverage B, as the latest malign of the American eater. The truth is, the rising obesity rates in the U.S., and the frightening rate of decline in children’s health in our country are complicated.

Nine state meetings bring health and agriculture sectors together for food system change

How could the landscape of food and farming policy change if health sector workers and consumers understood what it takes for farmers to grow and produce enough healthy food?

Frozen local: How about it?

As I look at the snow outside my window, I have to admit it: The summer’s bounty of sweet corn and tomatoes is long gone, but the demand for local food keeps chugging along—particularly among K-12 schools that are eager to keep their Farm to School program going even after the snow flies.

IATP receives federal support for regional Farm to School innovation

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is pleased to announce that we’ve been chosen as a recipient by the USDA’s new Farm to School grant program.

Women and agriculture: Discuss

I’ve been a feminist all my life. It had something to do with having three brothers and no sisters, perhaps—that and parents who encouraged me to be who I wanted to be.  It had to do, too, with the sexism I experienced. The school careers councillor who suggested that it might be awkward to be a diplomat because it would mean my husband would have to follow my career, for example.

Chiko the Cat says support IATP to the max

Dear Friends, Give to the Max Day in Minnesota is a special day to support your favorite Minnesota nonprofits.

Money, politics and food

It didn’t make headlines, but Tuesday was the start of an important movement to reform our food and agriculture system by restoring our democracy.