From Farm to Fork: Eat your peas and carrots Jenny Rempel May 29, 2012 2 Comments Zero waste lunches are an effective outreach strategy, but their name is a little misleading. Read More »
From Farm to Fork: When health becomes unhealthy Jenny Rempel May 22, 2012 3 Comments In a competitive environment where driven students are constantly striving for improvement, it’s easy to add body image to a list of existing things we’re working on improving. Read More »
From Farm to Fork: Who should feed the hungry? Jenny Rempel May 15, 2012 0 Comments If we view access to food as a fundamental right, we cannot continue to use civil society as a crutch for its provision. Read More »
From Farm to Fork: Cooking something up Jenny Rempel May 8, 2012 1 Comment While cooking is a daily part of life in cooperative houses like mine, the majority of campus residences don’t offer students meaningful opportunities to learn in the kitchen. Read More »
From Farm to Fork: Contemplating students’ needs Jenny Rempel May 1, 2012 1 Comment Yet when $4.2 million flows into the University for the establishment of a “contemplative center,” the trustees have agreed to build a second art museum. Read More »
From Farm to Fork: Food breakthroughs and food breakdowns Jenny Rempel April 24, 2012 1 Comment Our focus on debating the existence of inequalities in access has helped us continue to ignore the underlying health and hunger problems. Vast inequalities exist with regards to food access. Read More »
From Farm to Fork: When pleasure causes pain Jenny Rempel April 17, 2012 0 Comments But you don’t have to bite into a bunny chock full of chalk to get a bad taste in your mouth about the chocolate industry. Read More »
From Farm to Fork: Let’s get political Jenny Rempel April 10, 2012 1 Comment Current estimates suggest we have spent more than $400 billion on farm bill programs over the past five years. That is a lot of federal funding, and a slash-happy Republican House noticed. Read More »