Category: Food And Supply Chain

NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions
NY’s Senators: Demanding Answers On USDA Employee Firings, Education Department Intentions Editor’s note: The USDA…

Weak Intellectual Property Rights Stifles Innovation, Promotes Monolopy
The Perils of ‘Free’ Information Contrary to some activists’ and academics’ claims, weak IP rights…

NY’s Nature Conservancy Holds Symposium
NY’s Nature Conservancy Holds Symposium Editor’s note: The Nature Conservancy previously discussed some of…

NY Senator Discusses Risks Of Avian Flu, Vaccine Treatment Options, Help For Farmers, Egg Prices
AS AVIAN FLU RAGES, GILLIBRAND CALLS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ACTION TO FIGHT SPREAD,…

Butterflies Are Declining Nationwide – But You Can Help
Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways…

Center For Jewish Food Ethics’ Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard Discusses Animal Compassion, Plant-Based Diet
Center For Jewish Food Ethics’ Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard Discusses Animal Compassion, Plant-Based Diet …

Right To Repair In New York, Nationwide Supports More Than Just Sustainability, Affordability
The right to repair supports more than just sustainability and affordability The right to repair…

Opinion: The (Il)Logic Of The New Garbage Pail Rules
The (Il)Logic Of the New Garbage Pail Program Everyone’s aware of the roll-out of new…

NYC Politicians: Federal Grant Funding Is Essential To Healthy Lives Of Children, Seniors, Disaster Survivors, Most Vulnerable In Our Communities
Federal Grant Funding Is Essential To Healthy Lives Of Children, Seniors, Disaster Survivors, Most Vulnerable…

Plant-Based Diet For Prevention of Heart Disease, Reducing Enlarged Heart Cause Of Mitral Valve Prolapse
Plant-Based Diet For Prevention of Heart Disease, Reducing Enlarged Heart Cause Of Mitral Valve Prolapse…

Initial Staten Island Public Meeting Of Newly Formed Charter Revision Commission Next Week
Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 12 p.m. New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission Hearing…

Time To Take Action Against Food, Beverage Corporate Giants To Reduce Obesity, Diabetes Epidemics
Time To Take Action Against Food, Beverage Corporate Giants To Reduce Obesity, Diabetes Epidemics Editor’s…

Mass Deportation Now! Math On Planned Removal Of All Illegal, Some Legal Migrants Would Be Economic, Fiscal Disaster: CATO
The Math on Mass Deportation Doesn’t Add Up Flawed calculations and overlooked benefits show why…

Most Loved Thanksgiving Foods By State, Most Stressful Holiday Aspects: Research
As Thanksgiving approaches, we at Innerbody Research wanted to share our survey results on this…

Local NY Organizers Pack Vehicles With Over $15K In Mutual Aid For North Carolina Victims Of Hurricane Helene
Local NY organizers to pack vehicles with over $15,000 in mutual aid destined for North…

For Halloween: Most Loved, Most Hated Candies Across United States: Sweet Treats Ranked By State Before Holiday With Highest Candy Sales All Year
Editor’s note: We recently covered the NYC DOT’s plans for Trick or Streets. You can…

Hurricane Helene Victims Have Friends In Staten Island: BP Fossella Announces Large-Scale Donation Drive To Support Those Affected
Staten Island Cares: BP Fossella to Announce Large-Scale Donation Drive to Support Hurricane Helene Victims…

Rodenticide Poisoned Birds Of Prey Inspired Flaco’s Law: PETA Celebrates Rats’ Rights! Passage Will Save Scores of Little Lives
PETA Celebrates Rats’ Rights! Passage of Flaco’s Law Will Save Scores of Little Lives Editor’s…

Fish Feel Pain, Try To Relate: As More Fish Are Killed For Food Than All Other Animals Combined, Joaquin Phoenix Teams Up With PETA In New PSA Video Released In NYC
No Joke: NYC Moviegoers to Get a Message From Joaquin Phoenix Condemning Cruelty to Fish…

ShopRite Rolls Out New Recycling Kiosks For Flexible Plastic Film (Chip Bags, Snack Wrappers, Food Packaging) In Morris, Essex Counties In Coming Months
New Recycling Kiosk at ShopRite Lets Customers Recycle Flexible-Film Plastic Packaging for Pet Food, Snacks,…

Charities With Thrift Shops Can Use Advance Emails With Specific Tactics To Get Better Quality Used Items From Donors
How charities with thrift shops can get better stuff from their donors instead of junk Hauling…

SCOTUS Overturning Chevron Will Harm Women, Families, The Nation
National Partnership Condemns Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision that will Harm Women, Families and the Nation Statement of…

NYC Unveils First-Ever Official Trash Collection Bin For Pick Up By Automated Trucks, Release Timeline For Residential Containerization Of One To Nine Unit Buildings
MAYOR ADAMS, SANITATION COMMISSIONER TISCH UNVEIL FIRST-EVER OFFICIAL NYC BIN FOR TRASH PICK UP, RELEASE…

Ensuring Food Security In Africa: Challenges, Innovations Towards 2030 – Austrian Cultural Forum Invitation To Panel Discussion
The Austrian Cultural Forum New York (ACFNY) is delighted to invite you to a special…

NYC’s Trash Revolution For Residential Buildings, Including Apartments, Private Homes Using New Trucks To Automatically Dispose Of Trash In Bins That Are Impervious To Wildlife
The following questions were provided to the Department of Sanitation about the new trash bins…

Pathogen Responsible For Great Irish Famine Still Virulent, Responsible For Loss Of Potatoes Sufficient To Feed 80 To Many Hundreds Of Millions Of People – Also Affects Tomatoes, Eggplants
Phytopthora Infestans: for those who are familiar with this pathogen, the name itself might inspire…

Protecting Ethnic, Cultural Foods Utilizing Coal Ovens From Environmental Regulations In NYC
Assembly member Pirozzolo introduced Assembly Bill 2023-A9698 to allow an exemption to the new environmental…

Florida’s Idea Of Freedom: Government Will Dictate That You May Only Eat Slaughtered Meat, Never Lab-Grown Non-Animal Derived Meat
Governor DeSantis Tells Residents of the “Free State of Florida” What Kind of Meat He…

Update On President Biden’s Plan For Construction Of New Emergency Port In Gaza, Other Humanitarian News – Good Progress But Not Enough
Humanitarian Port Construction In Gaza By US Military Aims To Increase Humanitarian Assistance Reaching Gaza,…

Infant Formula Advertising Often Makes Misleading Claims, Prompts New Moms To Give Up Breastfeeding: US Is Staunchest Formula Industry Advocate
I Got Mailers Promoting Toddler Milk for My Children. I Went on to Investigate International…

Stop Creating More Hotel Shelters For Homeless – NYC Should Instead Focus On Permanent, Supportive, Affordable Housing To Solve These Issues, Not Lucrative Contracts
Malliotakis, Brooklyn Community Call for Repeal of City Zoning Laws to Stop Creation of Hotel…

E-Cargo Bikes Authorized For Use On NYC Streets, Key Safety Standards Established By DOT
NYC DOT AUTHORIZES THE USE OF E-CARGO BIKES ON CITY STREETS AND ESTABLISHES KEY SAFETY…

Looming Famine In Gaza, Biden Administration’s Response To Israel-Hamas War: Rep. AOC
Ocasio-Cortez Delivers Floor Remarks on the Looming Famine in Gaza and Biden Administration Response Editor’s…

Suing Product Makers, Marketing Companies For Our Own Bad Choices, From Food To Alcohol With Everything In Between
Suing Elsie The Cow We have a wonderful neighborhood bakery — Shuman’s — in “Old…

President Biden Directs US Military To Build Emergency Port In Gaza, Allowing In Critically Needed Aid Where It Is Needed Most, Just Ahead Of Ramadan
Sanders on President Biden’s Decision to Build Emergency Port in Gaza Editor’s note: As you…

SNAP, Cash Assistance Application Backlogs Nearly Eliminated In NYC, Bolstering Access To Benefits For Low-Income New Yorkers – Over 90% Of Recipients Applied Online
Mayor Adams Announces Cash Assistance and SNAP Application Backlogs Nearly Eliminated, Bolstering Access to Benefits…

Staten Islanders Demonstrate They Care For Military Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet: “Stock the Pantry” Drive For Ft Wadsworth Great Success
Borough President’s Office Distributes Donations to Help Military Families Living at Fort Wadsworth Editor’s note:…

OPINION: Stop Causing Needless Deaths From Slaughter Of Fish, Cows, Other Land Animals: Support Cultivated Meat That’s As Good As The Real Thing – Without Cruelty
Humans kill more than a trillion aquatic and land animals every year for food. The…

Anita Fein Award Will Be Given To Local Volunteers For Outstanding Record Of Supporting Food Pantry Service
Legislative Forum, Featuring Natasha Pernicka – Executive Director of the Alliance to End Hunger NYS,…

Join Casa Belvedere To Make Traditional Tuscan Dish Pasta Pici When Aglione Sauce – Gluten-Free Or Traditional Wheat
A “Taste of Tuscany” at Casa Belvedere Join Chef/Author Pasqualina Raspaolo for a cooking demonstration and tasting…

OPINION: Withholding Funds From UNRWA With Gazans Freezing, Starving Is Unconscionable
With Gazans starving and freezing, the US withholding funds from UNRWA is unconscionable I used…

Protect US Food Supply Chain: New Legislation Seeks To Protect Nation’s Food Supply From Cyber Attacks, Security Issues
GILLIBRAND, COTTON, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO AMERICAN AGRICULTURE From the editor: …

Donate Needed Pantry Items, Additional Essentials For Struggling Military Families At Fort Wadsworth, Other Locations: BP Fossella
Borough President’s Office Collecting Donations to Help Military Families Staten Island, NY – Borough President Vito Fossella…

Enforcing Environmental Regulations At Sea May Be Easier With AI, Satellite Imagery
We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of…

One Expensive Christmas: Last Year, Inflation, Rising Farming, Fuel Costs Caused Everything To Be More Expensive – Forecast Similar This Year
One Expensive Christmas 12/20/2022 Robert Aro This Christmas, try to remember there’s poverty and then there’s…

Government Prohibiting Raw Milk Ignorant Of Health Benefits, Dangers Hidden In Normal Milk Processing
Government Prohibitions on Raw Milk Are Ignorant and Dangerous “Salus populi suprema lex.” The health…

Paying Landowners For Reforestation Efforts While Allowing Timber Sale Likely Most Effective Climate Change Mitigation
Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can…

China Undercutting American Fishermen With Forced Labor: Rep. Smith Calls On Biden Admin To Stop Imports From Known Forced Labor Fisheries
Smith’s hearing and bipartisan letter exposes China’s use of forced labor in fishing fleets WASHINGTON—A…

Cultivated, Lab-Grown Meat Should Receive Funding Under 2023 US Farm Bill: Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor, The delayed federal farm bill should include increased public funding for cultivated-meat research….

Asm. Pirozzolo Announces $75K Grant To JCC For Much-Needed Kosher Kitchen Upgrades
ASSEMBLYMAN SAM PIROZZOLO ANNOUNCES $75,000 GRANT TO THE JOAN & ALAN BERNIKOW JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER…

Bayonne Residents: Help Stock Your Local Food Pantries – Assist Those In Need
Banner Image: Food pantry flier. Image Credit – Bayonne Police Dept.

An Italian Family Tradition: Learn To Make Fresh Homemade Sauce From Ripe Tomatoes At Casa Belvedere!
The Jarring of Tomatoes Two families come together to share their family tradition A…

How To Overcome Staffing Problems In Your Restaurant: Practical Solutions For Smooth Shift
Overcoming Staffing Problems in Your Restaurant: Practical Solutions for a Smooth Shift Introduction: Running a…

Leveraging Pulsd, Other Event Planning Services To Drive Profitability, Unlock New Opportunities
Pulsd is one of several event planning companies, including Incredible Events DFW and Las Cruces…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force Provides Updates On Food Insecurity, Toiletry / Feminine Products Need At Local Colleges For Scholarship Recipients, Low Income Students
A Message From Ruben Sibri of the NY Comptroller’s Office A Message from Ruben Sibri…

Beginning Today, Bayonne Farmers’ Market Is Back On Tuesdays on West 23rd Street In Bayonne, Rain or Shine
Bayonne Farmers’ Market Back on Tuesdays, Will Start on May 23 Mayor Jimmy Davis announced…

Sen. Gillibrand To Announce EATS Act To Expand SNAP Eligibility To More College Students Suffering From Food Insecurity, As Covid-19 Emergency Benefits Expire In June
TODAY AT BARUCH COLLEGE: WITH EMERGENCY COVID-19 SNAP BENEFITS SET TO EXPIRE, SENATOR GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES…

Rep. Malliotakis Comments On Passage Of House Republicans Plan To Rein In Federal Spending, Raise Debt Ceiling
Malliotakis on Passage of House Republicans’ Plan to Rein in Federal Spending: “It’s Time for…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force Releases April Meeting Notes: Food Insecurity, Rising Costs Of Food; A Peculiar Point Of View By Susan Fowler
April Meeting Notes & “A Peculiar Point of View,” by Susan Fowler Staten Island Hunger…

Senator Gillibrand, Rep. González-Colón, Others Call For Congress To Address Inequalities In Food Assistance To Puerto Rico, Convert NAP To SNAP
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), Hispanic Federation, Coalition for Food Security Puerto…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force Releases Announcements, Meeting Minutes For March, Updates To Membership
Governance Information to Consider for May Meeting & Link to April Meeting Video Article IV….

Savor Your Food While Helping Your Digestive Tract: The Art of Mindful Eating in NYC
It’s no secret that living in NYC takes a lot of time and a lot…

Join Staten Island Hunger Task Force Tomorrow Morning For “Food For All” Meeting
Food For All Meeting Tomorrow Morning At 11AM – Learn About What SI Hunger Task…

Register Now For Cooking Classes At Casa Belvedere On Staten Island To Learn How To Make Delicious Dishes Like Gnocchi, Pinwheels, Chicken Pot Pie, Much More!
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR SPRING COOKING CLASSES AT CASA BELVEDERE! COOKING AT CASA: New classes…

Updates From Staten Island Hunger Task Force, Including Results Of Surveys, Next Meeting Scheduled For Tonight
MONDAY: March 6th, 2023 Meeting 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Zoom Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 840…

Chemical Released In Ohio Train Derailment, Used To Make PVC Plastics, Can Damage The Liver, Cause Other Health Risks
How vinyl chloride, chemical released in the Ohio train derailment, can damage the liver: it’s…

More Americans Will Find It Hard To Put Food On The Table Starting In March As Emergency SNAP Program Ends
Extra SNAP benefits are ending as US lawmakers resume battle over program that helps low-income…

Staten Island Hunger Task Force Meeting Minutes, Highlighting Need For More Food Funding, New Pantries Needed In Certain Areas
Editor’s Note: Following are the meeting minutes for the SI Hunger Task Force this month. …

A Guide to Marketing Strategies for French Restaurants in New York City to Attract Tourists
As a culinary destination, New York City is home to a diverse array of international…

Bayonne American Legion Holds Annual Coat, Food Drive For Homeless Veterans & School Children
American Legion Annual Coat and Food Drive American Legion Bayonne Post 19 annual coat and…

Ocean Desalination Seems Like A Perfect Drought Solution, But There Are Cheaper, Less Environmentally Damaging Methods
Desalinating seawater sounds easy, but there are cheaper and more sustainable ways to meet people’s…

Rail Carriers Reach Tentative Agreement With SMART-TD, BLET Unions Representing Rail Workers, Other Industries, To Prevent Nationwide Strike
Statement by Jeremy Ferguson, President SMART Transportation Division and Dennis Pierce, President, Brotherhood of Locomotive…

Bayonne Switching To Night Time Recycling Pickups Starting October 4th
Bayonne Switching to Night Recycling Pick-Ups Effective October 4 Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the…

Vendors Needed For Fig Fest 2022 By National Lighthouse Museum
Fig Fest 2022 Sunday, September 18, 2022 • 2-6pm Entertainment • Food • Vendors A Fig…

Does Jewish Law Permit Killing Of Lanternflies By Individuals? The Answer Is Not Quite So Simple
Editor’s Note: The spotted lanternfly is a relatively new “pest menace” in the tri-state area. …

Can Humans Survive Without Other Species Including Plants, Animals?
Do humans really need other species? Science shows that humans are happier and healthier around…

Top Tomato Opens New Location On Victory Blvd
New Top Tomato location serves Staten Island with authentic Italian flavors Top Tomato opens a…

Casa Belvedere Offering Cooking Classes For Kids, Adults, This Summer
Join us for hands-on cooking experiences for children and adults on Mondays Kids can learn…

DOHMH To Issue New Policy For Restaurant Owners Facing Burdensome Covid Fines, To Include Cure Periods, Help Small Business Owners
Statement from Borough President Vito J. Fossella regarding DOHMH new policy addressing Cure Periods for…

Bayonne Farmer’s Market Every Tuesday Through November
Every Tuesday. Bayonne’s Farmers’ Market Starting May 24, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Rain or shine. Located…

Baby Formula Shortage:Fmr FDA Assoc. Commissioner Comments
Editor’s note: The shortage of baby formula, with resultant empty shelves and purchase limits, has…

Self-Combustion Of Stored Corn Tote Responsible For Factory Fire Of Azure Standard
Editor’s Note: Azure Standard, a family farm and independent distributor of whole food products such…

Companies Share What Earth Day 2022 Means To Them, Future Sustainability Goals
Today is Earth Day, an important occasion for those individuals concerned about the state of…