The Jewish practice of determining what is “fit to eat” (a literal translation of “kosher”) is complex in this age of global food systems. It is not simply upon us to find the purest ingredients for our tables at any financial cost to ourselves, but rather to weigh in on the systems that determine what food is available and what the consequences of its production will be. Integral to ensuring we have ethical, healthy, climate-smart options on the table is a deeper understanding of how the policies work. Check out the articles below to gain some of that insight.
Staying Up to Date on Food and Farm Policy Happenings:
December
On big federal legislation:
Build Back Better’s Fate Uncertain
A Second, Broadened Attempt at Debt Relief Moves Through Congress
Here’s How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Could Promote Environmental Justice
Infrastructure Bill is a Win for Bees and Butterflies, Including Monarchs
Agriculture Resilience Act Delivers Bold Vision for Net Zero Agriculture
On executive and administrative action:
Sustainable Agriculture Research the Aim of Huge USDA Investment
The Ban on Chlorpyrifos and the Power of Community Organizing
EPA Restores Water Protections Weakened Under Trump
The Collective Future of America’s Food System
On state and local policies:
Meet the Black Women Driving New Ag Policy
Seven Locals Tackling New York’s Toughest Climate Problems
July
Advocates: Agriculture needs $200 billion increase for climate mitigation
IPCC steps up warning on climate tipping points in leaked draft report
The Food System’s Carbon Footprint Has Been Vastly Underestimated
What Will Happen for USDA’s Loan Forgiveness for BIPOC Farmers
Biden’s 2022 Budget Proposal for Agriculture
May
Is Biden’s Jobs Plan a Skinny Green New Deal?
Balancing infrastructure and conservation goals
April
Biden’s infrastructure plan aims to turbocharge U.S. shift from fossil fuels
Biden unveils a once in a generation infrastructure plan
Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan
What’s in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan?
Nine Ways Biden’s $2 Trillion Plan Will Tackle Climate Change
Deb Haaland makes history as first Indigenous cabinet secretary
White House names members of environmental justice panel
March
What Biden’s Climate Plan Means for Regenerative Agriculture
How the Biden Administration is Prioritizing Diversity and Justice in Federal Food Policy
A Vision for the U.S. Department of Agriculture from The Young Farmers Coalition
Two Biden Priorities Meet on Black Owned Farms
Relief bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since Civil Rights Act
Everything you need to know about Biden’s climate policy spree
Beyond Bees, Neonics Damage Ecosystems—and a Push for Policy Change Is Coming
Analysis of Incoming USDA Secretary, Tom Vilsack’s Confirmation Hearing
Biden Orders an Executive Order to Boost SNAP Benefits
Redirecting Agricultural Subsidies for a Sustainable Food Future
Food and Farm Policy Background:
How 2 Save a Planet Podcast: Soil: The Dirty Climate Solution
How 2 Save a Planet Podcast: The Beef with Beef
How 2 Save a Planet Podcast: Is Your Carbon Footprint B.S.?
World Resources Institute: Creating a Sustainable Food Future
Here’s how America uses its land
Hazon means vision and Hazon’s vision is to create a vibrant, healthy Jewish community in which to be Jewish is to help create a more sustainable world for all. So what is your vision for how we can repair the earth and how do you play a role in that?
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