Gigi Berardi reads about the importance of open space—farming protects that. The article today presents all kinds of bad, i.e., food shortage news. It’s time for our state’s executive and legislative branches of government to take a good look at state-specific and region-specific supply chains, and for now, bolster them.
Tag: resilience
What makes farming FoodWISE
Gigi reads from FoodWISE, on farms and resilience, and reports here on many relevant news articles: Farm policy newsletter from University of Illinois yesterday (5/6/20) summarized several significant coronavirus-related food system news items from around the country. Many about meat. author: Keith Gold. Newsletter: “Farm Policy News” https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2020/05/flipped-on-its-head-by-covid-19-some-food-sectors-scramble-for-new-equilibrium/ *From front page of LA Times (by Kevin Rector):…
A FoodWISE thank you for replenishing America
Gigi reads about farms and resilience—and how to replenish America: here. Next, in this personal and provocative article by Alfredo Corchado, we learn that much, most of farm workers are undocumented: on the front line. As the author says, the fields are our front lines in the coronavirus fight. Farm workers and food workers are…
FoodWISE, decline of farming, famine
Gigi Berardi reads on FoodWISE—our agriculture is shrinking in terms of numbers. This is a good article in terms of agriculture resilience challenges. Coronavirus is cutting into demand. We have got to find markets for our produce, and then think about systemic change. This year, the state dairy industry already has been slammed…
FoodWISE efficiencies
Gigi Berardi reads FoodWISE—on size, scale, and resilience of our food system. For a real eye opener on what that system looks like, see: What the food system really looks like.
Resiliency and efficiency
Gigi Berardi reads about efficiency in FoodWISE. She mentions how new COVID cases are not really slowing down in the USA, but food demand. is.
Resilience, efficiency, sustainability—food and education
Gigi Berardi reads from FoodWISE on resilience, efficiency, sustainability—that’s for the food/farm system. Here are some articles that she co-authored: Read: Stability, sustainability, and catastrophe_Applying resilience thinking to U. S. agriculture.docx and Do global food systems have an Achilles’ heel? How regional food systems may support resilience in regional disasters? What about elsewhere? According to Governor Inslee,…
FoodWISE, we are all connected in the era of coronavirus
Gigi Berardi reads about “true blue” vs. “global green” in FoodWISE, and the importance of connection. Connection implies (and fosters) a certain level of trust and, hence, practical wisdom. Looks like University of Alaska has a lot of wisdom in this era of coronavirus.
FoodWISE and Food Revolution Summit
Gigi Berardi continues reading a page of FoodWISE, shedding light on conundrums around organic, and highlights today’s speakers of the Food Revolution Summit—David Katz, MD (Prescription for a Healthier Planet), the writer/novelist Jonathan Safran Foer (We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast), and writer/activist Vandana Shiva (author of numerous books critiquing industrialized…
FoodWISE, resilience, farm programs
Gigi Berardi reads some from FoodWISE—on organic, certification and farm programs, and farms contributing to community. As a follow up to previous vlogs, she highlights the USDA’s official, consensus forecast for agricultural markets, known as the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates with Dr. Andrew Novakovic commenting (USDA’s Latest Dairy Forecast, and also on…