Archives: Q & A

Planning for Urban-Rural Food Linkages: Interview with Barry Benepe, Planning Consultant and Co-Founder and Former Director of the New York City’s Greenmarket

INTERVIEW In the U.S. and around the world, there is a growing interest in reconnecting city and countryside, including through stronger regional foodsheds, to cope with rising threats to human and environmental health. Examples of these threats include more frequent extreme weather events, land consumption and environmental degradation, as well as rise of diet-related non-communicable [...]

Planning for Urban-Rural Food Linkages: Interview with Barry Benepe, Planning Consultant and Co-Founder and Former Director of the New York City’s Greenmarket2023-11-08T16:59:32-05:00

Q and A on Food Eco-Labels: An Interview with Jason J. Czarnezki

FOOD POLICY FROM ELSEWHERE In April 2019 New York City passed its “Climate Mobilization Act” and released OneNYC 2050, a long-term strategic plan for the city’s resilient and equitable development. The plan acknowledges that “[w]e need to eliminate our contributions to climate-change-causing GHG emissions and build neighborhoods and infrastructure that support sustainable lifestyles and consumption, [...]

Q and A on Food Eco-Labels: An Interview with Jason J. Czarnezki2022-07-22T17:15:04-04:00

Q and A on Food Democracy

1. Why is democracy a problem in our society today? How are democracy problems connected to food problems? In the last few years, democracy has encountered several challenges here in New York City and nationally: After a few elected officials and local activists challenged the agreement that Amazon had negotiated with New York City and [...]

Q and A on Food Democracy2022-07-22T21:05:03-04:00
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