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Category Archives: cost of food
more on the relative costs of healthy/unhealthy food – wonkish
I’ve had a chance to read the recent Economic Research Service report called “Are Healthy Foods Really More Expensive?”, written by Carlson and Frazao. The main finding of the research is that whether healthy foods are more expensive depends on … Continue reading
decompressing the Wagner Food Policy Alliance event
Last night, I had a friendly conversation with the co-CEO of Whole Foods, Walter Robb, at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. Soon, I am told, there will be a podcast available, so those of you who were unable to … Continue reading
Walmart and food labels
Megan Moore sent me the link to this article about Wal-Mart’s healthy food labels. I waffle about Wal-Mart. On the one hand, it is a huge company and any effort it makes regarding improving public health or addressing environmental issues … Continue reading
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more on food access and sustainable agriculture
I’ve been thinking about a recent post, where I mentioned the tension between increasing food access to low income households and the increased use of sustainable farming practices. The cause of the tension between the two is food prices: low … Continue reading
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tension in the food movement?
I’ve been thinking about two aspects of the food movement that appear contradictory, and I haven’t yet reconciled the two. On the one hand, we seek to farm in a way that minimizes environmental degradation. After all, there is no … Continue reading
food access on the ground: shopping in a food desert
Back to the food access assignments just completed by my food systems students, where today’s topic is what they observed in the stores in food deserts. They shopped in food deserts in Harlem (Manhattan) and different parts of Brooklyn. Common … Continue reading
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Investigating food access on the ground: dollars and cents
My Food Systems students just turned in their assignments on food access in New York City (ahem, I meant to say they turned the assignments in 2 weeks ago, and I am finally able to synthesize what they found). There … Continue reading