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A baby zucchini grows beneath a yellow blossom. (Maja Dumat/Creative Commons)
The George Washington University
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The pandemic may have forced you into a new relationship with food. But the food that ends up on your plate has always traveled a complicated, exploitative, and convoluted path to get there.
Tags: GroW Garden, food system, food desert, environmental justice, covid-19, black farmers, farming, public health
Vermont hiking trail (Famartin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0))
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Friday, October 02, 2020
High school student Lily Muhlbaum raised more than $10,000 in a fundraiser to fight environmental racism. She shares insight into what inspired her to act.
Tags: environmental activism, youth climate movement, environmental justice, climate justice, Q&A
Sunflower bed in bloom in the fall of 2019 at Homefields Incorporated, a 23-acre community-led farm. (Max Sano/Franklin & Marshall College)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
Friday, April 02, 2021
The U.S. food supply chain needs a complete makeover in light of the COVID-19 crisis. A new plan should incorporate several areas of focus, including expanding funding into current organic and regenerative agriculture.
Tags: environmental justice, regenerative agriculture, Green, minority serving institutions, storyfest2021, essay
Decker Woods and Sophia Cooper exchange farming tips in Big Muddy Farms’ biggest plot, July 6, 2021 (Photo by Jules Struck).
Planet Forward FAO Fellow | Emerson College
Friday, September 03, 2021
Big Muddy Urban Farm minimizes some of the financial barriers that keep potential farmers from entering the industry, like low profit.
Tags: sustainability, urban farming, agriculture, food desert, FAO Fellows 2021
MPH@GW, The George Washington University
Monday, March 27, 2017
Adaptation and preparedness for extreme weather and other adverse events related to climate change are more important now than ever — but are U.S. cities ready?
Tags: Urban Sustainability, urban living, climate change
Thousands of sea turtles are killed by fishing nets each year.
The George Washington University
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Bycatch, a topic you are not likely to hear in discussions of wasted food, is the non-target marine wildlife that is caught in fishing nets or on fishing lines and is then discarded either at sea or at port.
Tags: wasted food, Food Waste, food waste prevention, bycatch
Fisherman Mark Brooks fishes off the Sunshine Skyway North Pier. Mark is just one example of how fishing fosters community and sustainability. (Carter Weinhofer/Eckerd College)
Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | Eckerd College
Monday, March 14, 2022
With an increasing demand for waterfront properties and the growing impact of climate change, fishing communities are in danger; but, the societal and economic roles filled by fishing are irreplaceable.
Tags: conservation, Ocean Governance, sustainability, food, storyfest2022
A tri-colored bat displays symptoms of white-nose syndrome at from Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia (National Park Services/ Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Planet Forward Correspondent | Northwestern University
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
While much of the nation's human population has been able to take advantage of promising vaccines against their disease, the same can not be said for America’s dwindling numbers of bats.
Tags: conservation, Biodiversity, bats, virus, fungus, vaccine, COVID, storyfest2022
A towering sand dune in Wadi Rum. (Farzona Comnas/George Washington University)
George Washington University
Friday, November 12, 2021
Climate Hits Home | Jordan's deserts and rocky landscapes have been beloved by Hollywood and cinephiles for decades, yet the country has seen deadly flash floods. How are local environmentalists to respond?
Tags: Climate Hits Home, drought, Flood, Jordan, Middle East and North Africa, mitigation, storyfest2022
View from Hawk Mountain (Rachel Freed/George Washington University)
George Washington University
Monday, August 29, 2022
As climate change worsens and people migrate, seeking safety in higher elevations, Appalachia is expected to become a prime destination for thousands of Americans. How can this new community create a sustainable future?