Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS

Xenia Morin, Ph.D. Undergraduate Program Director for Agriculture and Food Systems at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (@RutgersSEBS)

[NPR @NPR]

The CDC now says it's reviewing its policy about whether Americans should wear face masks in public — and may be considering a recommendation to encourage broader use.
https://t.co/GyYP6MSpnY

[New York Botanical Garden @NYBG]

Spring is eagerly blooming across the Garden grounds. Near the Rock Garden, the ascending weeping cherry is lit up with flowers, while in the Native Plant Garden, a Korean rhododendron brightens the landscape among an audience of autumn moorgrass, grassland sedge, and more.

[Dan Charles @DanCharlesNow]

A report of farmworkers refusing to work at sites where they don't feel that employers are taking adequate precautions.
https://t.co/JmPRaBK3rt

[Dan Charles @DanCharlesNow]

A few notes about this story. I heard that most of Missouri's pesticide investigators had left their jobs in part because of dicamba-related overwork and burnout. 1/
https://t.co/0h6mAszr4E

[Duke Farms @dukefarmsnj]

Honored to speak with student journalists from 6 NJ colleges and universities today!

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

Coronavirus outbreak in China may have infected thousands, estimate scientists https://t.co/dSODCoUALi

[Rutgers Research @RutgersResearch]

#RutgersResearch #environment #Health

[Al Gore @algore]

Exciting day today! I’m teaming up with @TEDTalks and other partners including @ClimateReality for @TEDCountdown, a global climate campaign to reduce greenhouse emissions to zero. Find out how you can get involved: https://t.co/YNXCahb3Lf #JoinTheCountdown

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

“We heard stories of families who are limiting trips to the grocery store, or not being able to access food because of fear of leaving the house. There’s a way in which the broader environment connects to an amplified food insecurity for immigrants.” https://t.co/QvsFQP4qES

[IBM @IBM]

🛒 The food in your grocery store is full of data. Before #blockchain, it was hard to access. Now, we can:

🥭 see where your food came from.
🌶️ make sure it's fresh and safe.
🍤 minimize food waste.

Learn more: https://t.co/ITapFadtPe #WorldFoodDay

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

From empowering smallholder farmers in the developing world to re-imagining a more sustainable grocery store, these 14 women are changing the way we eat around the world. Here are their stories.
https://t.co/yQ1H6hu0KC via @foodtank

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

The Agriculture and Food Systems Program and Rutgers Against Hunger have teamed up on #WorldFoodDay to address local food insecurity. Join us for our food drive for the Student Food Pantry (https://t.co/QaQNoDr3qI) from Oct. 16-22 at IFNH and online. @RutgersSEBS @RutgersIFNH

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

The Agriculture and Food Systems Program and Rutgers Against Hunger have teamed up on #WorldFoodDay to address food insecurity. Join us for our food drive (https://t.co/QaQNoDr3qI) from October 16-22 at IFNH and online. All donations will go toward the student food pantry.

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

What are you doing on October 22? Please join us for a critical conversation on food. @RutgersSEBS Keynote talk by @alyshiagalvez author of "Eating NAFTA: Trade, Food Policies, and the Destruction of Mexico".

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

@RutgersSEBS @RutgersU @RutgersSGS
Join our conversation on local food insecurity, food policies, food justice, trade with Mexico, and more...on Tuesday, October 22.

For more details and registration see:
https://t.co/fyLVTbEX8k
#UNDay #WorldFoodDay #ZeroHunger

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

#NASEMFoodForum there will be archived materials online.

There will be video archives (thank you!) and in 2020 there will be a report to share.

Thanks to all for a great conference!

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

Jenn: models for more participatory engage.
(Me: try poll everywhere?)

Fill the surveys, feedback forms to share your thoughts found online or in the room.

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

#NASEMFoodForum now up
WORKSHOP CLOSING DISCUSSION: EVOLUTION AND REVOLUTION OF OUR FOOD SYSTEMS
Moderator: Naomi Fukagawa, Planning Committee Member, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Invites planning members to front to share thoughts. Two points each.

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

Finn (cont'd). We are making it so easy to buy and delivery..part of this scares him. Will this make us value food less and waste more? Shift conversation too prevention.

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

another comment from a participant: this is so hard to address obesity, consumer needs. What is the moving forward steps?

[Rutgers Agriculture & Food Systems Program at SEBS @sebsAFS]

another respondent: conference mostly white people talking to what people...I'm part of the problem. Need to contend with and do a better job at.