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Our annual auction and party, which was held at COLORS Restaurant on December 8th, was a huge success! We were so honored to be able to further support our amazing core grantees and the work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
See photos from the event here.
Time Mag ran its annual “top ten of everything,” including dipping their judging toes into the top ten of food. Coming in at number four was the almighty tap. With Nestle and the other Big Water companies quivering about the fate of their high-profit product lines (aka bottled water), the tap trend is certainly taking off.
White-tableclothed restaurants are starting to get in on the tap-is-best mantra and I couldn’t help but notice at both the Museum of Natural History in NYC and the new Academy of Sciences Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park their water fountains were draped with info-posters about the benefits of bottled water.
So drink up–from the tap and save your hard earned bucks for something more vital than water you can get for free.
The work of our sister organization, Small Planet Fund, and our auction fundraiser is the Deal of the Day over at NBC New York.
They love the private cheese tasting at Saxelby Cheesemongers we have up for grabs, as well as the trips to Martha’s Vineyard and Mount Tremper. And they’re right, supporting local businesses and not-for-profits is a guilt-free way to gift this holiday season.
Check out the plug here.
Online auction bidding ends tomorrow. Check it out.
On the brink of a new administration, we stand a chance to shift how our government sets policy about food and farming policy by speaking up for a new leader of the USDA who would put the environment, human health, and worker welfare above the narrow interests of the biggest producers.
With this spirit in mind, I have added my name to a letter to the President-Elect framing the values we share about food and farming in this country and offering the names of candidates who would be wonderful leaders at the USDA.
If you haven’t already, take a look at the Food Democracy letter to the Obama administration. We have already tallied 48,000 signatures. If we could top 100,000 that would certainly put us on the map!
Burger King exploits “Whopper Virgins” in far-off countries to market their fast food mainstay? Hear what my mother has to say about it .
Every year, our foundation, the Small Planet Fund, hosts the best party in New York City (but maybe I’m a little biased). Don’t miss it this year. All the deets can be found here. Want to support the Fund but don’t live in NYC or can’t make the event? You can donate online or check out our online auction items.
The Fund supports grassroots organizations around the world addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty, including this year’s special guests from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
The New York Times published a really stellar article about food and climate change today. Check out Elizabeth Rosenthal’s “As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions” in today’s Times.
