Food Systems News

Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership 2020/2021 Cohort

To create the inclusive, diverse and resilient food systems of the future, we need bold and knowledgeable change agents to transform public policy. We are thrilled to announce Arizona State

Wednesdays from Washington: On Food Assistance Programs with Kevin Concannon

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Joe Snowaert. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, is a FoodCorps alum who now works as

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Wednesdays from Washington: Meet the Press

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Katie Poirier. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Katie is the Executive Director of the Mollen

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Wednesdays from Washington: Steering the Future with Captains of Industry

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Annalise VanVranken. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Annalise is a Strategy and Partnerships project manager

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Opportunities in Controlled Environment Agriculture

  By Ariel Kagan and Jenna Riemenschneider   Achieving food security and sustainable agriculture remains one of the grand challenges of the 21st century. Since we published this report in 2018

ASU Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership cohort gathered in the courtyard of the US Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters to hear from Shannon Kenny, Senior Advisor on Food Loss and Food Waste at the EPA

Wednesdays from Washington: Reducing Food Waste with Shannon Kenny of the EPA

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Kelly McClelland. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Kelly is a food leader in Flint, Michigan where she works

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Making lemonade: Farming in Yuma outside the lettuce fields

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Dr. Angel Cruz. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Angel is the academic and extension initiatives

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Wednesday from Washington: Tackling advocacy with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Liz Broussard. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Liz serves as a project coordinator at

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Wednesdays from Washington: Agricultural research with Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Dr. Angel Cruz. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Angel is the academic and extension initiatives

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Wednesdays from Washington: Talking science with Dr. Mike Stebbins

This blog post was written by Arizona State University graduate student Alaine Janosy. In addition to studying Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership at ASU, Alaine works as an independent sustainability consultant specializing

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Wednesdays from Washington: A Visit with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

Welcome to Wednesdays from Washington! Week 1 – Featuring Congresswoman Chellie Pingree It may be ~2,300 miles from the Sun Devil Stadium to the National Capitol building in Washington, DC,

Watering the desert: A look at Arizona water use with Ray Quay

Our students were surprised to learn that the Phoenix metro area uses less water than it did in 1987. That’s because there’s lots of hard work going on to make