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Food and Culture

Shopping Matters By Jane Black Posted March 15, 2013 It has become conventional wisdom that Americans don’t know how cook. But shopping for food, especially on a budget, is for many an equally daunting prospect.	Beyond trayless dining By Jane Black Posted February 14, 2013 This month’s Smarter Food looks at the efforts of the Food Recovery Network, which has blossomed into a national campaign to prevent food waste on college campuses.	Is There Hope for Soul Food Junkies? By Andrea King Collier Posted January 14, 2013 A new PBS documentary highlights the stark health costs of traditional African-American cuisine.	When the child of a "Baconator" mom goes vegetarian By Kimberly Seals Allers Posted December 11, 2012 The note on my desk began like this: “Dear Mom, I will no longer eat anything with a face.”
Honor and Restore the Right of the People to Feed Themselves By Valerie Segrest Posted November 2, 2012 For the Coast Salish people of the Pacific Northwest, our traditional food system is inextricably intertwined with our identity, and it’s crucial that government food policies honor that bond.	Education is the Answer, for Government as Well as Consumers By Kelvin Graddick Posted October 31, 2012 Healthy eating education efforts are rarely framed in the context of the traditions and culture of the rural black south.	Can meal planning subscriptions help families eat better? By Jane Black Posted September 6, 2012 In a recent New York Times article, Jane Black examines the latest meal subscription trend.	Why the Farm Bill Matters to Asian Americans By Nina Kahori Fallenbaum Posted August 6, 2012 Introducing AAPI Food Action, a website and information campaign on food and farm policy in the Asian American community.
Rice is Nice: The Science of Calories By Nina Kahori Fallenbaum Posted August 3, 2012 For Asian Americans trying to lose weight, is rice really the enemy?	Bryant Terry On Buddhism and Food Justice Video Posted August 1, 2012 Bryant Terry talks about the ways his spiritual practice infuses his food justice work.	¡Veggie Libre! Visiting Cuba's State-Owned "Eco-Restaurant" By Raj Patel Posted August 1, 2012 In the Caribbean, a sea of tea green and gentian blue, of overlapping cultures, diverse tastes, a thousand histories and conflicting visions for the future, there’s one view that unites everyone: Cuba has the Worst. Food. Ever.	Black Men in the Food System: Roles and Opportunities, Rural to Urban Video Posted July 24, 2012 Malik Yakini, Haile Johnston and Kelvin Graddick discuss the roles and opportunities for Black men in the food system both through a rural and urban lens.

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Ideas in focus

Cultivating Leadership and Equity in the Food Movement

April 2013

The IATP Food and Community Fellows Program is coming to an end, but it's springtime for our work growing equity in the food system and cultivating diverse leadership in the movement.

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Health Equity Growing Food Movement Building Food Policy Children's Health and Well-being Food and Culture Food Workers Community Economic Development

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