Why I’m doing this podcast and what I hope listeners will get from it – as told in a tables-turned-on-me interview by my niece, Noelani.
Why I’m doing this podcast and what I hope listeners will get from it – as told in a tables-turned-on-me interview by my niece, Noelani.
For more info, and some of my published work:
The website of the Center for Good Food Purchasing, which I co-founded; the Center is a spin off from the LA Food Policy Council, which I founded and incubated during my time as Senior Advisor on Food Policy to Mayor Villaraigosa of Los Angeles.
A book I co-edited: True Cost Accounting for Food: Balancing the Scale. (2021, Routledge). Edited By Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Lauren E. Baker, Paula A. Daniels.This book explains how True Cost Accounting is an effective tool we can use to address the pervasive imbalance in our food system.
Selected articles and book chapters:
"How Cities Can Build Food System Resilience" (December 2022) In TheCityFix, I write about the leadership role that cities play in creating a healthier, more sustainable and more resilient food system.
“True Cost of School Meals: School Meals Case Study” (November 2021). I co-authored this case study with the Rockefeller Foundation, applying a true cost accounting methodology to US school meals programs, and forecasting the net positive impacts if there were a shift to local suppliers, among other shifts, for 30% of food purchasing in these programs.
“Investing in a Good Food Future” (May 2020, Medium; reprinted in the e-book compilation, Resilience Matters: Reimagining the Future in a Tumultuous Year. [2021, Island Press, edited by Mazur, L.]) we provide recommendations on public policy investments for a “Good Food” system — one that is rooted in community resilience, equity, sustainability, and health
“What Hurricanes Warn Us About the Future of Food” (September 2018, Medium; reprinted in the book “Resilience Matters: Strengthening Communities in an Era of Upheaval” [2019, Island Press, edited by Mazur, L.]). My thoughts about some key priorities for Hawai’i in developing a more localized food system, and why it’s necessary.
“Designing a Renewable Food System” (January 2017, Stanford Social Innovation Review). My essay comparing the renewable energy trajectory to a pathway for food system reform.
“Domestic Farmed Fish Production: an overview of governance and oversight in the US aquaculture industry,” (2015, Routledge). A book chapter in the book Political Ecologies of Meat, edited by Emel, J. and Neo, H.