The Breach

Allowing Pacific Wild Salmon to Define Sustainability

I write this blog primarily to spread the word about sustainable seafood. “Sustainable” has become a bit of a cliché as marketers stretch and pull the definition in directions that

Submit Comments on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, updated every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is an important blueprint
Brett testifying

Mayday Mayday: Democratic Control Over Our Fish is Going Down

As the son of a commercial fisherman I feel a deep connection to those who risk their lives at sea and so I take very seriously the mayday distress call.
Summer Study Tour

Beyond Basics: Feast Your Eyes, Heart, and Mind on Vermont Food and Farm Education

A quiet revolution is astir in Vermont. Food systems education, practical agricultural experience, entrepreneurship, and inspiration have blended into an elixir for community revitalization. Advancing food justice, environmental sustainability, public
Joanne Burke

Network Profile: Joanne Burke

Joanne Burke, Ph.D., RD, LD, is the Thomas W. Haas Professor of Sustainable Food Systems at the UNH Sustainability Institute and member of the Backbone Team for Food Solutions New

Dietary Guidelines and Sustainable Food System Advocacy

The Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) has been released. This report will ultimately inform the content of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) for 2015 published

Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Human Diets

Dietary guidelines are about diets and health, but the ways people eat have many impacts. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) began its work in late 2013, and released its Scientific
Boston Public Market Render - Congress and Hanover View

What is a Public Market, and What Makes the Boston Public Market Special?

In July, the Boston Public Market will open on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway in downtown Boston.  Lots of cities have public markets – you might be familiar with Reading

Preparing for an Uncertain Fishing Future

Bringing communities together with climate and marine scientists to understand predictive capabilities and information needs  Report from the Workshop in the Island Institute’s Climate of Change Series on December 18,

Strolling of the Heifers’ 2015 Locavore Index

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