CLF’s Becky Ramsing, Dana Smith of @meatlessmonday.bsky.social & a small cohort of young adults from Global Meatless Monday participated in the World Food Forum at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. #MeatlessMonday #WorldFoodForum

The federal government canceled an EPA grant focused on biosolids, delaying work to protect people from chemical exposures in agricultural work. CLF's Sara Lupolt & @keevenachman.bsky.social interviewed farm workers to understand how they interact with biosolids. hub.jhu.edu/2025/10/15/e...

CLF's Leo Horrigan is featured on the JHU Office of Climate Sustainability blog! His book, "What if Soil Microbes Mattered?: Our Health Depends on Them," discusses how healthy soils contribute to sustainable agriculture. Read more: sustainability.jhu.edu/news/sustain... #SoilHealth

What will be the influence of MAHA voters in the midterms? Watch the full interview for this episode here: youtu.be/Boz47sWKLok And subscribe to our YouTube channel for future episodes. @foodfixco.bsky.social @hbottemiller.bsky.social @livablefuture.bsky.social

Exciting news! CLF's Leo Horrigan's book What if Soil Microbes Mattered?: Our Health Depends on Them is featured in @foodtank.bsky.social ’s Fall Reads for Food, Farming, and Our Future List! Discover how soil microbes are crucial to our health. #SoilHealth #FoodTank foodtank.com/news/2025/10...

Helena and Theodore team up with veteran food policy journalist Tom Philpott from the Unconfined podcast from the Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins University.

New Unconfined Episode! Reporter @hbottemiller.bsky.social & Theodore Ross of @thefern.org, co-hosts of Forked podcast, tease out the contradictions & paradoxes of food policy in the age of Trump & Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p... #CLFUnconfined

We hosted the @americanhealth.bsky.social Fellows for a special field trip to the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), where we shared key projects addressing public health in food systems. #BloombergAmericanHealthSummit25

As the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement first took shape in late 2024 and early 2025, there was a cautious curiosity and optimism expressed by some in the food systems and public health realms. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/m... #CLFPolicySpotlight

CLF is delighted to announce the awarding of two pre-doctoral fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year, bringing the number of current CLF-Lerner Fellows to eight: Matthew A. Aubourg, MSPH, a PhD student & Andrew Vargas, BS, a PhD student. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

Roni Neff shed light on #foodwaste and how better food labeling can play a pivotal role in reducing it at @foodtank.bsky.social #NYCClimateWeek! www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxDQS...

Check out the latest episode of Unconfined with Leo Horrigan! He discusses his new CLF book focused on the power of soil microbes to #regenerate #healthysoil, capture carbon, and grow nutritious crops. clf.jhsph.edu/soil-microbe...

Spanning the nexus of human, environmental, and animal health, this article explores the animal ethics tradeoffs of farming aquatic animals. foodprint.org/blog/why-far... #FarmedSeafood #AnimalEthics #Aquaculture

Fred Kirschenmann, 90, died on September 13, 2025. He will undoubtedly be remembered worldwide as a national and international leader in the sustainable agriculture movement. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/r...

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) is saddened by news of the death of our friend and ally, Rick Dove, who died on August 22, 2025, from the effects of a stroke. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/s...

In this episode of Unconfined, Michelle Hughes despairs over federal funding freezes for land-access programs and rebounds with an optimistic vision for the long-term future in which young farmers regenerate not only soil, but the industry as a whole. clf.jhsph.edu/landing-youn...

NEW BOOK! "What If Soil Microbes Mattered? Our Health Depends on Them," written by CLF's food correspondent, Leo Horrigan, advocates for advancing soil-centered farming methods as a way to benefit public health, the environment & rural communities. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

As an attorney with decades of experience in the food systems movement, Jessica Culpepper knows that legal advocacy is a powerful tool in food systems reform. But legal strategy alone is not enough. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/j...

“What we found in our review of literature was that there’s strong evidence that line speeds are associated with higher worker perceptions of injury risk,” said CLF's Patti Truant Anderson. investigatemidwest.org/2025/08/13/f...

12 journalists spent the day learning the ins & outs of sustainable production of two of the region’s most important aquatic foods. The trip was part of the 2nd annual cohort of the CLF's Food Systems & Public Health Fellowship for Journalists. clf.jhsph.edu/stories/jour...

“There was no transparency about the project in the community,” says Erik Olson. “But my eyes opened up in that first meeting. I didn’t even know about CAFOs before then, and this news was a little bit of a shock not just for myself, but for everybody.” clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/d...

In this episode of Unconfined, author @mikegrunwald.bsky.social & host @tomphilpott.bsky.social grapple with the future of food in a warming world. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

CLF's Keeve Nachman told @publichealthwatch.bsky.social that the evidence of ethylene oxide’s carcinogenicity has only gotten stronger since the EPA assigned its risk value in 2016. Delaying implementation of the HON rule “doesn’t make any sense,” Nachman said. environmentalmag.org/trump-pollut...

In June, Becky Ramsing had the opportunity to speak at 2 different meetings: The Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN) International Symposium on Nutrition, Health &Sustainability in Hong Kong & the Healthcare Culinary Conference. #CLFExpert

In this episode of Unconfined, author #BreaBaker teases out the 20th century’s great dispossession of Black farmers, and reports on a budding revival of African-American agrarianism. clf.jhsph.edu/Podcast/blac... #ROOTED

“When I think about shopping for healthy seafood, I also think about the need for clean and healthy oceans, lakes, and streams that support our aquatic food system.” – Dave Love #CLFExpert www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

CLF is delighted to announce the new fellows who comprise the 2025 cohort of the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists. The 2025 cohort is the fellowship’s second cohort and is composed of 12 journalists. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

In Episode 18 of Unconfined,James Skeet re-imagines an agricultural practice that relies on indigenous regenerative intelligence. clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p...

CLF and the CSI-EJ Initiative announced its inaugural Elsie Herring Community Leader Fellows in November 2024, which has two tracks—a senior mentor/transition track, and a junior/next generation career development track. clf.jhsph.edu/stories/supp...

CLF's Chris Heaney has been working to close that gap and develop a new tool in collaboration with residents that can be used to identify when air pollution comes from pig waste. sentientmedia.org/scientists-f...

CLF will watch closely to see what the #MAHA Commission includes in their first report. Here’s what we will look for when the 2025-2030 dietary guidelines are released. clf.jhsph.edu/viewpoints/d... #PublicHealth

CLF's Darriel Harris explained the disparity in grocery store distribution across Baltimore, noting that Canton has three grocery stores and a Target within a mile of each other, while fresh food options are limited in East Baltimore. www.wmar2news.com/matterformal...

In this episode of Unconfined, author @austinfrerick.bsky.social discusses the barons who dominate US food production, including an Iowa farm couple who spun enormous, manure-spewing hog operations into a vast fortune. clf.jhsph.edu/monopoly-mon...

When assessing how much lead might cause actual harm, it’s first important to note that “epidemiologists have yet to find a level of lead exposure without some risk,” says CLF's Keeve Nachman. www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

CLF's Brent Kim thinks there are a lot of positives in the agrivoltaics model. ambrook.com/research/sus...

In this episode of #CLFUnconfined, author @austinfrerick.bsky.social discusses the barons who dominate US food production, including an Iowa farm couple who spun enormous, manure-spewing hog operations into a vast fortune.  clf.jhsph.edu/monopoly-mon...

#EarthDay Even modest reductions in meat consumption can make a meaningful difference. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...

“It does seem to violate the nature of the label,” says CLF's Keeve Nachman. Nachman is not concerned about immediate health impacts, but it contributes to the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria. sentientmedia.org/antibiotics-...

A review of the literature explores how the New Swine Inspection System affects meatpacking line workers’ safety and wellbeing. clf.jhsph.edu/about-us/new...

“High meat diets have been linked to an array of serious public and planetary health threats,” said Shawn McKenzie, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. @vegnews.bsky.social vegnews.com/benefits-of-...

A FEW DAYS LEFT TO APPLY for the 2025 cohort of the Food Systems and Public Health Fellowship for Journalists. clf.jhsph.edu/education/fo...

In 2023, Lisa Weltzien, VMD, CLF alum, published her capstone report on the shortage of food animal veterinarians in the US. “Food animal veterinarians are on the verge of disappearing in the United States,” warned Weltzien. www.beefmagazine.com/livestock-ma...

"Over the past 30 years, conversations about food systems and public health have advanced significantly, and the passion and work of students and alumni give us confidence that this progress will continue." -Phillip McNab #CLFExpert

“I presented research about biogas from manure digesters—a technology that the industry claims reduces greenhouse gas emissions.This technology does not reduce the harms of the industrial animal agriculture system.” - Allie Wainer #CLFExpert

“The Antibiotic Resistance Action Center at The George Washington University developed Certified Responsible Use of Antibiotics standards recognized by the USDA.Fisher Farms of Indiana is the first beef cattle operation approved under CRAU.” - Bob Martin battlesuperbugs.com/fischer-farm...

Join at noon today to hear from #CLFExpert @tomphilpott.bsky.social!

Pistachios are everywhere these days, but does this rise in popularity have a foodprint? We explore with @tomphilpott.bsky.social in our new podcast episode, and we’ll be asking him your questions in our live Q&A tomorrow! Drop your questions 👇

CLF recruits a limited number of student Summer Research Assistants positions to work during the summer. This year these positions are only open to current JHU students. There are two openings at the Center. APPLY NOW. clf.jhsph.edu/employment/s...

“Meatless Monday has grown into one of the world’s most accessible and creative public health campaigns.” - CLF’s Becky Ramsing ccp.jhu.edu/2025/03/24/m... #MeatlessMonday

In this episode of #Unconfined, Marion Nestle reveals the food industry's recipe for cooking up academic nutrition research that serves its interests—not yours.   clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-p... #CLFUnconfined