Brighter Green
The Impacts of Industrial Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Next Steps for Research & Engagement
Brighter Green is partnering with the University of Western Cape to host a virtual consultation, “The Impacts of Industrial Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Next Steps for Research & Engagement”, on Thursday, May 20th, at 5 PM SAST (11… Read More
Recent Updates from the Good Food Fund
The Good Food Fund (GFF), our partner organization in China, has been actively engaged in the lead-up to the 2021 United Nations Food Systems Summit. Jian Yi, Director of GFF, is chairing the Food Environments section (Workstream 1)… Read More
A New Relationship with Animals, Nature, and Ourselves: Brighter Green Statement on World Environment Day, June 5, 2020
On this World Environment Day, three interrelated crises are roiling societies across the planet. The first, of course, is the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), which has so far infected more than six million people and killed at least… Read More
Judaism and Animals: An Ever-Evolving Relationship
Recently, I attended the Jewish Outdoor, Food, and Environmental Education (JOFEE) Networking Retreat at Isabella Freedman Retreat Center in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. For a little over three days, experts in their fields⎯ranging from rabbis to environmental educators⎯gathered to… Read More
A Vegan in Norway: Food, Policy, and Public Attitudes (Part IV)
Mia MacDonald traveled to Norway in October 2015 to visit the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and to be a tourist. This blog is the third in what will be a four-part series on her experiences and observations during the trip. Some context… Read More
A Vegan in Norway: Food, Policy, and Public Attitudes (Part III)
Mia MacDonald traveled to Norway in October 2015 to visit the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and to be a tourist. This blog is the third in what will be a four-part series on her experiences and observations during the trip…. Read More
Vegan Exposures in the Latest Sustainable Events in D.C.
From the Food Tank Summit to the Green Festival Expo, springtime in Washington D.C. is seeing the sustainable food revolution heating up. Danielle Nierenberg, founder and president of Food Tank, started off the summit by saying, “I’m frankly… Read More
A Vegan in Norway: Food, Policy, and Public Attitudes (Part II)
April 1, 2016 Mia MacDonald traveled to Norway in October 2015 to visit the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and to be a tourist. This blog is the first in what will be a four-part series on her experiences and… Read More
A Vegan in Norway: Food, Policy, and Public Attitudes
Mia MacDonald traveled to Norway in October 2015 to visit the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and to be a tourist This blog is the first in what will be a four-part series on her experiences and observations during the… Read More
An Environmental Studies Education Minus the Food: What Do Students Studying Environmental Studies Know About The U.S. Dietary Guidelines?
As discussed in a previous blog post, The U.S. dietary guidelines were recently released without including recommendations on sustainability and more sustainable ways of eating (i.e., less meat, more plants). As an environmental studies major at New York… Read More