Better food for people and the planet

M.My head is spinning when I’m juggling the many lines of different reports. We hope to be able to share everything soon.

In the meantime, I’m fascinated by just about everything that comes out about the Farm Bill, and the negotiations, hopes, and dreams that are swirling around the country and in Washington. . I’m watching you Polar Seltzer: say hello!

At home, we’re a little behind on procuring meat for Passover and Easter, but we’ll get it this weekend.

— Chloe Sorvino, Staff Writer

order my book Road Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meatavailable from Simon & Schuster’s Atria Books.

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Creating a Healthier Future for People and Planet: 9 Steps Toward Better Food PolicyThe reintroduction of the Food and Agriculture Act is a meaningful opportunity to prioritize the health of people and the planet, writes Danielle Nierenberg.

Italy proposes ban on lab-grown meat to protect food heritageIf the bill is passed, anyone who violates the ban could face fines of up to $65,017, reports Lela London.

Biggest egg producer in country sees profits surge 718% amid shortageCal-Maine Foods posted a profit of $323 million in its most recent quarter. That’s because American consumers paid twice as much for eggs as he did, reports Derek Saul.

EU study finds almost half of honey on European market is counterfeitAn alarming proportion of adulterated honey imported from non-EU countries exists on the European market and remains undetected, reports Cecilia Rodriguez.

Chloe Sorvino As a staff writer for Forbes’ enterprise team, he leads food and agriculture coverage. her book, Road Deal: Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat, published December 6, 2022 by Atria Books by Simon & Schuster. Her nearly nine years of reporting for Forbes have explored In-N-Out Burger’s secret test kitchen, drought-stricken farms in California’s Central Valley, and burned-out national forests cut down by timber billionaires. , a century-old slaughterhouse in Omaha, and even a chocolate croissant factory designed like a medieval castle in Northern France.

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