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Food Politics Blog & Newsletter by Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor, of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, which she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she officially retired in September 2017. She is also Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She earned a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition from the University of California, Berkeley, and has been awarded honorary degrees from Transylvania University in Kentucky (2012) and from the City University of New York’s Macaulay Honors College (2016). In 2023, she was awarded The Edinburgh Medal (for science and society).
Civil Eats Food Policy Tracker
Every day, decisions are made in Washington, D.C., that have profound consequences for how we grow, process, transport, and consume food in this country. We’re keeping track: Consider this your go-to source for news related to policies that have significant implications for the U.S. food system. We have two reporters on the ground in our nation’s capital, reporting and writing these news updates: Senior Staff Reporter and Contributing Editor Lisa Held and Staff Reporter Rebekah Alvey.
Forked podcast, presented by REAP/SOW
FORKED takes on the politics and policy that are turning the American food system on its head. Every two weeks, hosts Theodore Ross (FERN editor-in-chief) and Helena Bottemiller Evich (founder and editor of the newsletter ) dive into the complex issues that are transforming agriculture and nutrition. FORKED makes sense of this moment of radical change for everyone who cares about what they eat and where their food comes from.
American Dish podcast
Everyone is suddenly talking about food policy. But this conversation has been building for a long time, and I've been closer to it than most. I'm Helena Bottemiller Evich, and I've spent years in congressional hallways, school cafeterias, and farm fields, covering the stories that people in power would rather keep quiet. Now, as these once-wonky topics go increasingly mainstream, I'm launching a podcast to help make sense of all of it. American Dish is where I'll talk with some of the smartest and most influential people in food policy about what we're eating, why we're eating it, and what the government is — and isn't — doing about it. Every two weeks, expect the complexity, the nuance, and the practical and political realities that don't fit in a headline.
Certificate in Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership
The certificate program in food policy and sustainability leadership trains students in food policy, including understanding policymaking and developing specific, master-level skills that enable them to effectively navigate legislative, budgetary and administrative governmental processes. Students are empowered to grapple with modern food system complexities and become effective agents of change.
ASU Swette Center for Sustainable Food SystemsMS in Sustainable Food Systems
The Master of Science in sustainable food systems is a research-oriented degree program in which students develop an understanding of present-day health, agriculture and environmental policy; develop strategies to lead policy discussions; interact with a network of food and agriculture policy leaders and mentors; and apply their knowledge and skills to address problems related to food and food systems.
ASU Swette Center for Sustainable Food SystemsAnnual Chicago Food Justice Summit
Organized in partnership with the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events (DCASE), and supported in part by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocated to CCDPH.
Gen Z Food & Hunger Summit
People most affected by hunger and poverty should be at the center of finding solutions—and in the U.S., no generation of adults is more likely now to be affected by food insecurity than Gen Z. On July 14-15, 2026, the Congressional Hunger Center and Food Systems Collaborative will host the fourth annual Gen Z Food & Hunger Summit, where they will bring campus leaders to Washington, D.C., to advocate for food security. The purpose of this summit is to train and inspire the next generation of leaders to improve the food system at home and abroad.
Food Rescue Locator
Food rescue organizations play an important role in feeding the hungry and reducing food waste by rescuing, gleaning, transporting, preparing and distributing food to people and communities in need. This directory of organizations across the United States serves as a resource for individuals and groups to find food recovery organizations to which they can donate excess food, or support in other ways.
Food Systems CollaborativeReal Food, Real Facts: Processed Food and the Politics of Knowledge
In her highly original book, Charlotte Biltekoff explores the role that science and scientific authority play in food industry responses to consumer concerns about what we eat and how it is made. As Biltekoff documents, industry efforts to correct public misperceptions through science-based education have consistently misunderstood the public's concerns, which she argues are an expression of politics. This has entrenched "food scientism" in public discourse and seeded a form of antipolitics, with broad consequences. Real Food, Real Facts offers lessons that extend well beyond food choice and will appeal to readers interested in how everyday people come to accept or reject scientific authority in matters of personal health and well-being.
