Tag: <span>nutrition</span>

Farms, Food Pantries, and Food Policy: Internship Lessons

My internship with Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County’s (CCEOC) Gleaning Program came to a close at the end of December. In the five months I spent working for the Glean Team, I learned A LOT about the wide variety of fruits and vegetables that grow here in the Hudson Valley. …

Less bang for your buck? Climate change makes staple crops less healthy

Imagine the protein content in foods you eat every day decreasing.  Foods that are staples around the world–wheat, corn, rice–all lower in protein and higher in carbohydrates.  Science has already shown that global crop yields will decrease in coming years because they won’t be able to take the heat.  But a …