Six Ways Today’s Food Rules Hurt Sustainability
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On September 14th, 2016
Food lawyer and scholar Baylen Linnekin shares six ways that today's food rules hurt sustainable food producers and consumers.
Stop Government Promotion of Food Waste
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On August 25th, 2016
Earlier this year, Italy adopted measures to reduce the quantity of food that's wasted in the country. The laws encourage the use of doggy bags, which are uncommon on the continent. More importantly, they eliminate longstanding rules that have made it difficult or impossible farmers and grocers to donate food to those in need.
For those readers unfamiliar with the term, food waste means "food that completes the food supply chain up to a final product, of good quality and fit for consumption, but still does not get consumed because it is discarded, whether or not after it is left to spoil."
Want to Raise Backyard Chickens in Nation’s Capital? You’re Out of Cluck
By Baylen J. Linnekin / On May 13th, 2016
Washington, DC attorneys Allison Sheedy and Daniel McInnis share their home in the city’s Chevy Chase neighborhood with their four children. They share their large yard with Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Minnie Mouse, India, and Red, their four egg-laying hens.