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The George Washington University
Monday, February 16, 2015
How do we explain such a complicated issue like food through an ever-evolving media platform?
Tags: communication, food literacy, storytelling
Planet Forward
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I will be live blogging for Planet Forward first breakfast salon today from 8a-9:30a ET.
GWU School of Media and Public Affairs
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Media consumers are not getting a balanced diet of food news. That was among the conclusions of a fascinating conversation among leading journalists and food experts convened by Planet Forward, the George Washington University-based consortium of
Tags: food security, communication, food literacy
Planet Forward Engagement & Outreach Specialist | George Washington University
Friday, February 15, 2019
Food waste is a growing problem across the globe. While food waste costs us money, time, and energy, it’s also harmful to the planet. So what can we do?
Tags: salon, Food Waste, Food Loss, un, last call, GWU, unfao, bayer, farmers, agriculture
National Geographic and Planet Forward
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
By Bill Chameides from the Great Energy Blog, a blog produced in partnership with National Geographic.
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma
Monday, January 13, 2020
This is an eco-poem that highlights the lessons we can learn from the Galapagos Giant Tortoise and Sea Turtle. The inspiration for this piece was an amazing opportunity granted to me by Planet Forward Storyfest and Lindblad Expeditions.
Tags: sea turtle, Tortoise, galapagos2019, conservation, endemic species, storyfest winner
Atlanta's skyline from Piedmont Park. (Chris McClanahan/Creative Commons)
Princeton University
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Watson recounts his relationship with the environment, and interviews Jacqueline Patterson, director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice program, who aims to lay bare the civil rights facet of environmentalism.
Tags: civil rights, environmentalism, climate change, hurricane katrina, katrina, equity
Greg McGlinch owns Down Home Farms, a 450-acre family farming operation in Darke County, Ohio. “I hate seeing soil go down the creek because you’re losing a lot of valuable nutrients,” he said on June 26, 2021. “A lot of that you can’t put a monetary value on” (Photo by Jules Struck).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | Emerson College
Friday, September 03, 2021
Interest in sustainable farming practices is building, and while independent and governmental conservation organizations can be good resources for promoting ecological practices, farmers say that swapping information peer-to-peer works best.
Tags: fao, agriculture, farming community, sustainability, communication, education, FAO Fellows 2021
Volunteers work together to organize food at the San Francisco Marin Food Bank (Photo by Sejal Govindarao).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | George Washington University
Friday, September 03, 2021
The city of San Francisco and local organizations innovated to serve food insecure populations during the pandemic. Can food initiatives have the infrastructure to be durable?
Tags: food insecurity, COVID, San Francisco, Policy, Community, Non Profits, FAO Fellows 2021
(Photo by Terrius Harris)
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | University of Oklahoma
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
For many organizations, COVID-19 meant doors closed. Yet at one sacred, Native Hawaiian fishpond, community members worked to advance their efforts to reclaim the land, culture, and traditions of sustainable aquaculture.