Food waste, hunger, inhumane livestock conditions, and disappearing fish stocks—these are exactly the kind of issues we expect food regulations to combat. Yet today in the United States laws exist at all levels of government that actually worsen these problems. Baylen J. Linnekin (SESP ’01), author of Biting the Hands that Feed Us (Island Press 2016), introduces readers to the perverse causes and consequences of many of today’s food laws. Some of these rules constrain the sale of “ugly” fruits and vegetables, relegating bushels of tasty but misshapen carrots and strawberries to landfills. Others put small, artisanal producers at a severe disadvantage compared to their larger competitors. Still other laws restrict people from raising or even sharing fruits, vegetables, and other foods. This webinar will be of particular interest to people who are tired of partisan bickering and who care about food, sustainability, public policy, law, and regulation.
https://www.amazon.com/Biting-Hands-that-Feed-Sustainable/dp/1610916751