Introducing local food to a school near you
In the face of economic uncertainty for many small- and medium-sized New England farms, Boston Public Schools’ pivot toward moreContinue Reading
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In the face of economic uncertainty for many small- and medium-sized New England farms, Boston Public Schools’ pivot toward moreContinue Reading
Tram Pham explores the pros and cons of universal free lunch and ending school lunch shaming. Growing up in theContinue Reading
With environmental and human health at stake, AFE student Maggie O’Connor argues that we must fund research into pesticide alternatives. ForContinue Reading
In this month’s feature article, Lindsay Gaesser, EJ Johnson, and Nako Kobayashi make the case that cattle are not inherently bad for theContinue Reading
Join the Tufts Pollinator Initiative for an exclusive screening of The Pollinators, a cinematic journey around the United States followingContinue Reading
In this op-ed, AFE student Jeremy Edelman discusses why the United States should follow Europe’s lead and ban neonicotinoids. NeonicotinoidsContinue Reading
Laura Paige Penkert, an MS/MPH candidate at Tufts Friedman School and Tufts Public Health Program, tracks the history of okraContinue Reading
Co-Editor Nako Kobayashi won tickets to attend the New York City Food Tank Summit last month. Here’s her recap ofContinue Reading
AFE student Lindsay Gaesser rounds up the arguments for putting warning labels on Roundup, the notorious herbicide that’s often inContinue Reading
In this op-ed, Lindsay Gaesser makes the case for incorporating sustainability into the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
This month, Sprout co-editor Nako Kobayashi takes on the Green New Deal and considers what can be done to makeContinue Reading
Ancient and heirloom grains are cropping up everywhere these days, but they are up against giants like conventional wheat. WillContinue Reading
With dairy farms going out of business as milk prices tank, AFE student Hannah Tremblay argues for a sustainable dairyContinue Reading
Did you know a farm has to be organic for three years before it can be Certified Organic? First-year AFEContinue Reading
Eliot Martin (FPAN-MS ‘19) reflects on his participation in the UN climate negotiations which took place in Katowice, Poland thisContinue Reading