On December 21, 2016, City of Austin Mayor Steve Adler signed the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact, joining seven other U.S. cities—Baltimore, Chicago, Miami, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and ...
Lactose intolerance be damned, Erin Asaad just couldn’t quit yogurt. Yet the dairy-free varieties she tried all came overloaded with sweetness—making them useless for the Middle Eastern food she ...
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It’s good to talk about the problem of food access and race, but even better when you can do something about it, firsthand. A diverse group of 16 college students recently got the chance to do both ...
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For the first time in the U.S., bees made the federal list of endangered species last October. Seven species of the important pollinator, all native to Hawaii, are threatened with disappearing ...
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by Alex Canepa
The Texas Legislature adjourned for its year-and-a-half hibernation on June 1, confounding many observers who expected a productive session after Republicans secured historic ...
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by Alex Canepa
Feeding Texans Better food Austin’s own Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) has proposed a bill before the Texas Legislature that could change the way low-income Texans shop for food. If ...
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Let Me Chew on It
by Steve Wilson
When food and public policy meet, most people take a “L’eggo my Eggo” stance; they don’t want government messing with their food, at ...
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