Claire received her J.D. degree from Hofstra University School of Law with a concentration in Energy and the Environment in May 2010. She received her B.A., majoring in English, from Villanova University, magna cum laude. During law school, Claire se
To celebrate Thanksgiving here at
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we’re hosting our fourth virtual potluck (we’ve also held virtual picnics on Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor
Extracts from culinary ingredients such as green tea, grape seed and spices could be used instead of chemical preservatives as a way to protect against foodborne pathogens like Listeria, according
For many consumers, color can be the deciding factor when purchasing meat or poultry at the grocery store. Slightly brown or faded meat may appear to have been sitting on
“Every year in America we throw away 96 billion pounds of food. That’s 263 million pounds a day. Eleven million pounds an hour. Three thousand pounds a second.”
Those
Earlier this year, Dan Schaefer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, announced to the Wisconsin Livestock and Meat Council the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’ (CALS) plans to build a
For millennia, rinderpest, a deadly cattle disease, has wreaked havoc on livestock and wildlife populations on three continents, resulting in massive animal death, extensive human famine, and loss of draught
In what some say could be a game-changing initiative, Walmart Stores last week announced that it will focus on smaller, globally sustainable agriculture to revitalize rural communities and reduce the
“No child should have to learn on an empty stomach,” announced President Obama at his recent Proclamation of National School Lunch Week.
In 1962, by joint resolution, Congress designated the
Each year millions of Americans enjoy raw oysters with a squeeze of lemon or perhaps a dash of hot sauce. However, when eaten raw, this tasty mollusk poses certain health
“The status quo cannot remain,” implored Sam Kass, senior policy advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives and White House chef, during his keynote address that kicked off the 33rd Annual National
Fulfilling a two-year promise, the Canadian government will designate bisphenol-A, or BPA, as a toxic substance, likely within the next 8 to 10 weeks.
In 2008, Canada became the first
In 1933, Edward A. O’Neal, head of the Farm Bureau Federation, warned a Senate committee that, “Unless something is done for the American farmer we will have a revolution
