FERN talks to the Sioux Chef about the reality of a political restaurant
In FERN's latest story, FERN Editor-in-Chief Theodore Ross talks with Sean Sherman, the Native American chef, author, and activist about his restaurant Owamni and the politics of food. The interview was produced in partnership with Switchyard magazine as part of a special food issue.
Plate to Politics puts elections on the table
The nonpartisan Plate to Politics program describes its goal as strengthening the “leadership role of women transforming our nation’s food system, from the federal agriculture policy agenda to what’s on our family’s dinner plate.“
School food members disagree over lunch waivers
Some 86 members of the School Nutrition Association, whose members oversee school food programs, have signed a letter against waivers from requirements to serve healthier meals, says Marion Nestle at Food Politics.