Organic Farmers Say Whole Foods Market’s ‘Responsibly Grown’ Rating System Undermines the USDA Organic Label
By Leanna Sweha In the last week, dozens of organic farmers – many from California – have…
Researchers, Farmers and Journalists at UC Davis Symposium ask: Why such “Distaste” for GMOs?
By Leanna Sweha The first annual UC Davis Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy (IFAL) Symposium examined…
Food Educators Stott and Gershen: “Change their food, change their future.”
by Leanna Sweha Sacramento Food Literacy Center founder Amber Stott and Concord culinary teacher Cindy Gershen spoke…
Chancellor Katehi: Combating Obesity is Critical to the Economic Health of the Central Valley
By Leanna Sweha Last week, UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi joined the…
Kids’ Meal Beverage Choice Ordinance – Part II – Scientific Evidence
by Leanna Sweha Here we will look at what researchers at UC Davis are learning about the…
Kids’ Meal Beverage Choice Ordinance – Part I – Regulatory Options
By Leanna Sweha On May 5, the City Council will consider an ordinance to require Davis food…
Seal Repealed: Kraft Ends Campaign Featuring ‘Kids Eat Right’ Logo on its American Cheese Singles
by Leanna M. Sweha The American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (“Academy”) and Kraft Foods have ended…
Agriculture as a Net Sink of Greenhouse Gases: Proposals to Invest Cap-and-Trade Revenues
By Leanna Sweha Governor Brown’s FY 2015-16 budget proposal calls for new actions to further reduce greenhouse…
Lawns versus Almonds – Can’t We All Just Get Along?
By Leanna Sweha Last week, the East Bay Express published an article by Robert Gammon entitled “California…
No Sugar-Coated Message – UC Researchers Report that the Sugar Industry Influenced Oral Health Research in the 1970s
by Leanna M. Sweha Last week, three UCSF researchers reported in the open access journal PLOS Medicine…
California Safe Soil, LLC – Food Waste to Fertilizer
by Leanna M. Sweha A Vanguard article in January about a food sharing experiment in Davis generated…
Dietary Guidelines Committee Proposes That Americans Choose Foods Based on Sustainability
By Leanna M Sweha The U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee – experts in nutrition and public health…
The Cannery Urban Farm – A Barn Raising in Davis – Part 2
by Leanna M. Sweha Yesterday we looked at The New Home Company’s planned build-out and financing of…
The Cannery Urban Farm – A Barn Raising in Davis – Part 1
by Leanna M. Sweha Visitors to the Cannery website will read the following about the urban farm:…
Do You Eat Just Food?
By Leanna M Sweha This is the first in a series of regular articles on “food justice.”…
