Working to transform the US food system through research, analysis, advocacy, and collaboration.
The 食物与环境 Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists is a team of scientists, analysts and advocates committed to building a food system that provides affordable, 人人享有健康食品, 构建多元化的, sustainable farm ecosystems, and is fair to farmers, 工人, 和吃.
F&E conducts research and analysis in agricultural science, 公共卫生, 和经济学, uses that work to support a science-based vision for a better US food system, and advocates for policies that can help move that vision forward. The program's recent work has ranged from showing how agroecologically informed practices can make farm landscapes more climate-resilient to advocating for robust implementation of evidence-based standards in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
F&E also partners with other organizations in the food system reform movement, such as the HEAL Alliance and the Good 食物 for All Collaborative, to bring a wider range of expertise, 资源, and relationships to the task of transforming the system.
