Annika Gacnik

NYU Food Studies Graduate Student

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

@Lola_mesa @NYFarmer @Nestle As a student and “troll-in-training” (sorry, made me chuckle 🤓), I appreciate the advice going forward.

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

It's easy to criticize big brands like @Nestle, but they have immense power and resources to push an agenda forward, like #plant-based meat. Generally it's not advised to bite the hand that feeds, but a little nip may improve the food. #NYUFA19 https://t.co/MstdvqCw1U

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

@NYFarmer Many students come from rural agricultural backgrounds and are learning to advocate for all stakeholders, including vitally important farmers, ranchers, and fishermen. Thank you for your hard work & contributions as a dairy farmer, especially now.

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

@NYFarmer @Nestle On the contrary, we greatly appreciate farmers and ranchers. #NYUFA19 refers to a Food Advocacy course in which students learn to craft messages for advocacy campaigns. Thank you for your attention!

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Anne Effland, an analyst at the @USDA, enlightened NYU's #FarmBill class tonight on future changes needed for a #fairer food system. The take-away: policy doesn't #discriminate, people do, so it's important to enact policies that are more difficult to manipulate. #NYUFA19

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

#Reframing goals and expectations for a family gathering, like #Thanksgiving, will make the experience more enjoyable. Sharing #happy times together boosts not only our moods but our overall health and #longevity. Happy Thanksgiving! #NYUFA19 https://t.co/tPng3SNJBK

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Calling all NYC friends! @Wendys is the only big fast-food chain to blatantly ignore #FarmworkerRights & #FairFood. Show their shareholders consumers care by marching with @CIW this Monday, 11/18, 5pm at 280 Park Ave ✊🍔. See you on the street! #NYUFA19 https://t.co/7R70wfvYaQ

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Miracles can happen when opposing sides put their #prejudices aside and listen to one another. #Poultry farmers & @MercyForAnimals are teaming up to #transFARM both human & animal lives. Find out more at https://t.co/ZyHPbziMSw #NYUFA19 https://t.co/HF2M07yPSE

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

The #Rooibos industry's complaint that the Khoi & San's intellectual indigenous knowledge lacks grounding in published scientific lit makes me CRINGE. #Written does not equal #right! Luckily, researchers are on the side of the tribes. #SpillTheTea #NYUFA19 https://t.co/EuYy6zrNkG

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Social media is the #junkfood of the digital age, and @realDonaldTrump can’t stop drinking that Twitter soda. As in the case with #processed food, there seems to be more harm than good. Looking forward to the next few decades of damage control 😣 #NYUFA19 https://t.co/A0Nhy8sBUF

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

The debate around the NYC ban on #FoieGras brings to mind DFW’s “Consider the Lobster”: how can the #finedining industry, which cares SO much about #plated food, systematically dismiss animal suffering? #FoodHypocrisy #NYUFA19 https://t.co/ljZhFYrWeW

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

@UCRiverside scientists have created a #chemical spray for #droughtstressed crops. No word yet on potential environmental or health #drawbacks. More study is needed, but so far #OP seems like an innovative #emergency bandaid👩‍🔬 #NYUFA19 https://t.co/YjARUV2j3N

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Water diversion in CA would help #farmers but hurt #fishermen + #endangered #ChinookSalmon. @NOAA & @realDonaldTrump are at odds (again), this time over #WaterRights. Instead of pumping more water, ag policies should support #DroughtResistance. #NYUFA19 https://t.co/Zbmmo3nkiY

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

On the way to see fall foliage, I also saw ~15 dead deer. It's legal to eat #roadkill in New York & 2doz. other states, & now CA is joining the dinner party. The law sounds equal parts #sustainable and #unappetizing (I didn't eat the deer). #NYUFA19 https://t.co/s3BRvmQfdw

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Tucker is a HUGE dairy steer at @CASanctuary in Saugerties. Most dairy males are killed young for #veal, so their massive adult size can be a shock. The Catskills Sanctuary rescues farm animals destined for #slaughter & educates visitors on #AnimalRights + #veganism. #NYUFA19

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

#Water restrictions don't have to hurt #farmers! Even if water-saving methods—like planting #covercrops—cost time & energy up front, they'll reduce water bills and save our #drinkingwater supply in the long term, all without lowering crop yields. #NYUFA19 https://t.co/PbddkE3xFL

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

It turns out people actually like eating #vegetables. Here's a chicken & egg Q: which came first—#consumer desire to eat meat at every meal, or #industry desire to sell meat for every meal? Let's make more good veggie options available #NYUFA19 https://t.co/Enyxvlb2Wi

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Over the past 2yrs in #NYC, 25k people left #SNAP, fearing for their immigration status. Trump's proposed plan to hold benefits against #greencard applicants spooked even those who wouldn't be affected. An NYC judge blocked the rule on Fri., but the damage is done. #NYUFA19

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

“They were even afraid to going to grocery stores. They’d go to work, come back, and starve.” https://t.co/QvsFQP4qES

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Just because your #beef is a "product of the USA," doesn't mean the #cattle it came from is. Labeling is just 1 of many ranchers' concerns in their call for #FairCattleMarkets. Imports of #Brazilian beef may soon be another. #NYUFA19 https://t.co/lwv1OXUM3A

[Annika Gacnik @argacnik]

Dairy cows only produce #organic milk if they're raised organically #beforebirth, except for an exception that lets farmers turn their #conventional herds organic (!). Comment on the USDA proposal to #CloseTheLoophole, now until 12/2. #NYUFA19 https://t.co/mk6eIGgASM via @ModFarm