Food activism - Topics

How does a consumer group get a food additive banned? Students pushing for better school meals and what it takes to win How do you spot greenwashing at a farmers market stall? Should you eat asparagus flown in from the other hemisphere out of season? Urban farming movements that changed zoning rules Volunteer gleaning crews that harvest leftover crops for food banks Palm oil boycotts and the deforestation they were meant to stop Who audits the auditors in food certification schemes? The right to food as a legal claim rather than a charitable gesture Does shouting on social media change food companies or just annoy them? The campaign to get junk food ads off children's television Why food activism is so often led by mothers' groups Food sovereignty movements arguing that communities should control their own food supply Community gardens as a response to neighborhoods without a grocery store Slow Food started as a protest against a fast food chain opening in Rome GMO labeling campaigns and what consumers actually wanted to know Consumer boycotts of a food brand: do they move anything? The long fight for calorie counts on restaurant menus Food banks were meant to be temporary and became permanent infrastructure Fair trade labels: how much of the premium reaches the farmer? Can any kopi luwak be honestly labeled cruelty free Meat reduction campaigns and the backlash they provoke Composting at city scale: what happens to the scraps you separate What separates a food protest from a food riot Festivals throw away food that food banks could have collected the same night Food packaging refill schemes: do they survive real shopping habits? Seed saving networks and the fight against patented varieties Does eating local beat eating vegetarian once transport emissions are counted?