Food Systems

August 2, 2019

Jennifer Otten joins national food waste committee

Jennifer Otten, an associate professor in environmental and occupational health sciences and a core faculty member in the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health has joined a new committee formed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), which will conduct a systematic review of consumer food waste and…

June 6, 2019

UW Seattle Campus Food System

Explored the relationship between alternative and mainstream food systems on campus and how both function as a whole to create the University of Washington’s Seattle campus food system.

June 4, 2019

Retail, Dietary Trends, and the Food System

This project researched popular dietary trends and broader food purchasing decisions in the U.S. Examined the food system within a retail context.

The Relationship Between the Use of Social Media and the Student Farm

Conducted a review of the use of social media by UW Farm and made recommendations to further increase its positive impact.

Nutrition Education

Researched and wrote The Nutrition Corner and This Week’s Recipe for the weekly UW Farm Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) newsletter.

Food Pantry Liaison and Nutrition Education

Served as UW Food Pantry liaison, providing gleaned produce and simple, inexpensive recipes for Food Pantry customers. Researched and wrote The Nutrition Corner and This Week’s Recipe for the UW Farm weekly Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) newsletter.

November 7, 2018