The
Advocate:
Interview with Chef Dan Barber
Dan
Barber is the award-winning chef of Blue Hill, a restaurant in Manhattan's West Village, and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, located within the nonprofit farm and education center Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture in upstate New York. Chef Barber, the author
of The Third Plate (Penguin
Press, 2014) is an innovative and recognized leader in food and agriculture policy. I had the opportunity to do an email interview with him and learn more about some of his thoughts and philosophy on food, farm-to-table restaurants, and being a chef..
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Food Policy Snapshot
Tel Aviv: Green Label for Restaurants, Bars and Cafes
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The city of Tel Aviv, in partnership with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Standards Institute of Israel, has created
a "Green Label for
Restaurants, Bars and Cafes." The "Green
Label" is issued to restaurants, bars and cafes that adopt an environmentally friendly code of conduct and food waste regulations.
The Green Label program facilitates the "greening" of interested businesses through training resources and capacities.
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Food
System Movement
21
New York Organizations Working
to
Transform the Food System
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization the role that food systems play in human and environmental health. By working to change the current food system and shifting the way food
is produced, procured, stored, transported, and distributed, organizations can improve nutrition and contribute to environmental sustainability.
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Food Policy for Breakfast Seminar Series
Nutrition Incentives:
Michel Nischan, Wholesome Wave
Food Policy for Breakfast Seminar Series
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Panelists
Michel Nischan , Founder, Wholesome Wave
Barbara J. Turk, Director of Food Policy, Mayor's Office
Seminar will be held:
Hunter College
Silberman Building
2180 Third Avenue, Auditorium
New York, NY 10035
8:45am - 10:15am
1.5 CPE Credits (Level 2) have been granted
from the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Hot Coffee and a "Real" Healthy Breakfast Will Be Served Starting at 8:30am
Make Sure To
RSVP Soon - Seating is Limited - Event is Free
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