I think that the agriculture system in general is rooted in racism - consider that historically black labor on plantations was the backbone of the ec….

I think it's an injustice that most consumers going to the supermarket have so few options for fruit and vegetables to feed their families. There mig….

I think there needs to be a general consciousness raising among consumers. So many consumers aren't aware of the backstory. They see the end product ….

The thing that I think about most often is the loss of biodiversity. We talk about these food issues so often with concern to historically excluded c….

I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee; I went to college in New Orleans before moving to New York City for graduate school. Both sets of my grandparents gr….

In fact, I don't advocate any particular diet for anyone. I think that's a very personal decision that people have to make. I will say this, however:….

In terms of the contemporary food system we see a lot of racism currently. Obviously we have a large supply of food. A lot of people don't examine wh….

Because we're becoming such an urban nation, we're going to need to be producing so much more food in cities. These institutions have members, obviou….

Oran Hesterman is a brilliant philanthropist. He had so many progressive ideas about shifting the way that money is given out. He wanted to focus on ….

In terms of addressing some of the most impacted communities and historically excluded communities - often of color, often low income - there is this….

I don't necessarily think veganism is going to save the world..

I'm in San Francisco because of the energy, the ideas, and the fact that this is a great place for me to land. When I'm traveling and working nationa….

I think that if everyone did at least embrace a more plant-centered diet, it would improve public health..

Given that it takes up to 16 pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat, I think we can also go a long way toward ending hunger and saving the envi….

Within an hour I can be at the ocean, the forest, the mountains in San Francisco...But really, I fell in love with the city the first time I came out….

Food historian Jessica B. Harris says African American cuisine is simply what black people ate. When I think about what my family ate, we ate what pe….

I think more and more foundations are putting resources into food activism. But I think that given the state of the economy, foundations won't be giv….

All communities, and low-income communities especially because of food insecurity and lack of access to healthy foods, need more farmers markets, nee….

What makes the farmers market such a special place is that you are actually creating community around food..

Given that I'm from the South, I wanted to do something to address that. I have been focusing more energy and resources on addressing those issues..

In restaurants across America we see Latino workers in the kitchen who are being paid substandard wages. The saddest thing to me is that if we think ….