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Cathrine Sneed
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
Martin Bloem
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
Empty shelves in a grocery store
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 Video
'Food Frontiers,' produced by JHU's Center for a Livable Future, showcases food policy success stories
Two men seated on stage with American flag in background
Conservation
'I just don't want to quit'
Published Dec 8, 2016
Author, farmer, activist Wendell Berry keep fighting 'to protect everything worth protecting'
Environmental health
Scientists wary of coming climate policy shift
Published Dec 8, 2016
Experts discuss what Trump's global warming skepticism, pledge to revive coal mean for environmental, public health
Rows of green plants sprout at aquaponics lab
Urban farming
New fishy business plan
Published July 18, 2016
JHU's aquaponics testing ground gives way to urban teaching farm
Nutrition
Food fixes
Published May 4, 2016 Video
New documentary explores alternative ways communities around the U.S. access fresh food
Food and nutrition
When the spices dance
Published Spring 2016
African cooking classes with a side of nutritional education / Johns Hopkins Magazine