The 2017 EMIES Unwasted Food Awards honor businesses, organizations, and institutions with exemplary practices around food waste prevention and recovery. The EMIE Awards are designed to honor the legacy of Congressman Bill Emerson, sponsor of the 1996 Federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, which, in order to encourage food donation, protects donors from liability. [...]
San Diego County hospitals are leading the way in making healthful, sustainable foods and beverages the norm in healthcare systems in California and across the nation.Four hospitals and their executive chefs will be competing in a chef competition at this year’s Top Doctor Celebration. The competing hospitals are members of a local collaborative called [...]
A group of healthcare experts and local food-industry professionals gathered on Monday (March 21) to discuss the link between access to food and overall health and to explore ways to get healthy food into underserved San Diego neighborhoods. "Our food system is broken in that it disadvantages many of our lower-income communities," opined Elly [...]
More than 30 San Diego County school districts met with local produce growers and distributors today with the goal of putting more local fruits and vegetables on students’ plates. The “Let’s Go Local!” Produce Showcase was the first farm-to-school event in San Diego County for school districts to learn about local sourcing opportunities that [...]
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 800 million people grow food in and around cities. That’s roughly 20% of the world’s urban population farming in one form or another. Urban agriculture is common in many developing countries where people spend a far higher share of their income on buying food, but the [...]
