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Commentary

Protecting food security during a pandemic

Published March 13, 2020

The government should expand access to food programs and guarantee sick leave, write Roni Neff and Erin Biehl of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future / The Hill

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Protein of the future

Published Spring 2019

There are around 100 companies developing plant, seed, insect, and lab-grown meat alternatives. But will we eat it? / Johns Hopkins Magazine

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Food safety

'Best by' causes confusion, waste

Published March 14, 2019

Widespread misunderstanding of food safety labels leads to food disposal and waste, survey finds

Red meat in a grocery store case

Many U.S. consumers eating less meat

Published Sept 12, 2018

Survey respondents cite health concerns, cost as reasons for reducing meat consumption

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Aquaculture

Casting a wider net

Published Fall 2018

Jillian Fry works to make sure the public health crises and errors of industrial agriculture aren't repeated in a new arena—the sea / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Community-building

Insights from a prison garden pioneer

Published May 4, 2018

Cathrine Sneed, founder of The Garden Project in San Francisco, discusses the redemptive power of gardening

Center for a Livable Future names new director

Published Sept 18, 2017

Martin Bloem is a leading expert in global food and nutrition research, policy

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Food security

Safeguarding Baltimore's food supply

Published Aug 2, 2017

Report co-developed by JHU's Center for a Livable Future highlights threats from extreme weather, civil unrest

Sustainability

Wasted food, wasted nutrients

Published May 16, 2017

BSPH study finds significant amount of wasted food is consumable, contains vital nutrients Americans need / School of Public Health

Food flick

Documentary hits festivals, classrooms

Published Feb 24, 2017

'Food Frontiers,' produced by JHU's Center for a Livable Future, showcases food policy success stories