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Three people stand in a dilapidated lot

A grounding legal education in the Food Law and Policy Clinic

May 17, 2023

Liz Turner ‘23 set her sights on law school with a clear vision. After spending nearly a decade working in the food space—in restaurant kitchens,…

Clinic Stories, Clinical Student Voices

FLPC Publishes Response to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health

November 29, 2022

Legal & Policy Work

‘We need to have a coordinated vision’ for food policy

September 12, 2022

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Access for all in the CHLPI clinics

May 11, 2022

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Student Voices

Advocating for home kitchens with the Food Law and Policy Clinic

May 11, 2022

Clinical Student Voices, Updates

A year with the Food Law and Policy Clinic

May 10, 2022

Clinical Student Voices

Q&A with 2022 Skadden Fellows

April 4, 2022

Clinical Student Voices, Clinical Voices

Clinics Collaborate on Cultivated Meat Labeling Comments

March 2, 2022

Legal & Policy Work, Updates

Law and Policy Solutions for Greater Food Donation

August 3, 2021

Clinical Voices, Legal & Policy Work

Strengthening WIC to improve health: A prescription for change

July 28, 2021

Going public

July 12, 2021

Clinical Spotlight

Brianna Johnson-King '21 receives 2021 CLEA Outstanding Clinical Student Award

May 26, 2021

To Stop Food Waste, We Need to Confront Our Food Anxiety

May 20, 2021

Clinical Spotlight

From Cottage Foods to Home Cooks: Recent Legislative Trends for Kitchen Micropreneurs

April 23, 2021

Clinical Voices

Webinar Review: “Exploring the Role of Liability Protection in Facilitating Increased Food Donation”

March 25, 2021

Biden Urged to Improve Food Box Program, Continue Aid for Hungry

March 22, 2021

In the News, Updates

Webinar Review: “Exploring Global Policy Solutions to Increase Food Donation and Support Food Recovery During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond”

March 10, 2021

Legal & Policy Work

USDA’s New Guideline for Donating Meat and Poultry: A Positive Step Towards Reducing Food Waste

March 2, 2021

Clinical Spotlight, Legal & Policy Work

Food Law and Policy Clinic releases report evaluating Farmers to Families Food Box Program

February 6, 2021

Clinical Spotlight

Our food system is broken — there's a blueprint to fix it

January 30, 2021

Clinical Voices

Sugar Reduction Policy Virtual Webinar Series: Webinar One

January 26, 2021

Summer Public Interest Work at HLS Clinics

December 11, 2020

Clinical Student Voices, Updates

Why a National Food Strategy?

November 3, 2020

Legal & Policy Work

The Care and Feeding of a Nation

August 18, 2020

Clinical Voices

House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Report Includes Major Agriculture Policy and Food Waste Reduction Recommendations, Including Several Submitted by FLPC and FBLE

August 5, 2020

Legal & Policy Work

Amid Pandemic, New Research Provides a Roadmap to Fight Hunger and Climate Change through Increased Food Donation

June 10, 2020

How ‘Upcycled’ Ingredients Can Help Reduce The $940 Billion Global Food Waste Problem

May 19, 2020

In the News, Uncategorized OCP

Emily Broad Leib talks Food Law and COVID-19

March 31, 2020

Clinical Voices

Food Loss, Waste, and Donation in Peru: Travel Notes from a Student Clinician

March 30, 2020

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Emily Broad Leib named clinical professor of law

January 29, 2020

Clinical Announcements

Food as medicine: Massachusetts bill would give Medicaid recipients fresh food and grocery money

October 31, 2019

Clinical Spotlight, Legal & Policy Work

Harvard Group Recommends Increased Nutrition Education For Doctors

October 11, 2019

Uncategorized OCP

FLPC Releases Report Calling for Greater Nutrition Education in the Medical Field

September 26, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Brighter Bites to participate in industry-first Nonprofit Food Recovery Accelerator

September 10, 2019

Uncategorized OCP

FLPC Welcomes New Team Member Emma Scott

August 28, 2019

Clinical Announcements

Here's how we solve the planet's food waste problem

August 28, 2019

Home Cooking for Profit? Sure, Just Not in New Jersey

August 14, 2019

In the News, Uncategorized OCP

Island embraces Food Is Medicine state plan

August 6, 2019

Representatives Pingree and Newhouse Introduce Legislation to Standardize Food Date Labels

August 6, 2019

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

FLPC Welcomes New Team Member Melissa Shapiro

August 6, 2019

Clinical Announcements

FLPC Clinic Director Emily Broad Leib to be Featured in New Food Waste Documentary

July 26, 2019

FLPC Releases Organic Waste Bans Toolkit

July 19, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Amanda Kool On Solving America’s Rural Justice Gap

July 19, 2019

Revolutionizing the food systems in Israel and U.S.

July 10, 2019

FLPC Releases Issue Brief Calling for Federal Legislation to Standardize Date Labels

June 7, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Key Takeaways from Day Two of WasteExpo 2019

May 28, 2019

Challenges and opportunities in organics recycling

April 26, 2019

New Federal Interagency Strategy Provides Opportunity to Advance Food Waste Reduction Efforts

April 25, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

My Experience at the 2019 Food Law Student Leadership Summit

April 25, 2019

Consulting in the Law

April 18, 2019

Clinical Student Voices

FLPC and Partner Launch the Global Food Donation Policy Atlas

April 2, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

FLPC Releases Advocacy and Lobbying Guide for Food Policy Councils

March 15, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

RFP: Approaches to Reducing Consumption of Sugar

March 15, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Maryland Seeks to Expand Complete Streets Program to Prioritize Food Access

February 28, 2019

Legal & Policy Work

Survey: Misunderstanding Food Date Labels Linked With Higher Food Discards

February 21, 2019

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Trump Signs Farm Bill, Announces Food Stamp Work Requirement Rule

December 21, 2018

Farm Bill Passes House And Senate

December 13, 2018

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

Congress’s Conference Report Solidifies Farm Bill Support for Major Food Waste Reduction Measures

December 13, 2018

Legal & Policy Work

New York’s Making It Easier for Makers to Start Selling from Their Home Kitchens

September 27, 2018

In the News, Legal & Policy Work

New Frontiers in Homemade Food

September 20, 2018

Legal & Policy Work

29 Little Ways to Cut Back on Food Waste

September 12, 2018

FLPC Welcomes New Clinical Fellow

September 4, 2018

Clinical Announcements

FLPC Releases Cottage Food Laws in the United States Report

September 4, 2018

Informed Imbibing: Closing the Regulatory Gap in Nutrition and Ingredient Information Labeling for Alcoholic Beverages

December 4, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

The Intersection of Food, Health, and Science at the 5th Food is Medicine Symposium

November 6, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC Releases Food Recovery in the District of Columbia: A Legal Guide

October 25, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC Welcomes New Team Member Katie Sandson

September 1, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC Welcomes New Team Member Nicole Negowetti

September 1, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

It’s Time For Congress To Join The Fight Against Food Waste

August 1, 2017

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Fueling Our Work to Reduce Food Waste: A Workshop in Maryland

July 10, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Webinar on the “Blueprint for a National Food Strategy” Available Online

June 28, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

America Needs To Get More Strategic About Food Policy

June 15, 2017

The Diné Bich’iya (Navajo Food Sovereignty) Summit

June 9, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC Clinical Fellow Accepted to the Stone Barns Exchange Fellowship

May 30, 2017

Clinical Announcements

FLPC Receives 2017 Environmental Merit Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency – New England

May 9, 2017

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

FLPC, ReFED, and FPA Release New Report Calling on Congress to Prioritize Food Waste Reduction in the 2018 Farm Bill

May 3, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC and ReFED Launch the U.S. Food Waste Policy Finder

April 18, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

On the Ground, In the Ground in North Carolina

April 12, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Food Waste Reduction Workshop in Toronto, Canada

April 7, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Skill Building in the Food Law and Policy Clinic

April 4, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Reflecting on my work with the Food Law and Policy Clinic

March 24, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

In new report, Food Law and Policy Clinic calls for federal action on food recovery

March 15, 2017

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Food Law and Policy Clinic & Natural Resources Defense Council Offer Federal Policy Recommendations to Increase Donation of Wholesome Food and Reduce the 40% of Food Wasted in the U.S.

March 10, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Warm Welcome to Jordana, Daneiris, Alyssa, and Christina

February 17, 2017

Clinical Announcements

FLPC Releases “Moving Food Waste Forward: Policy Recommendations for Next Steps in Massachusetts”

February 6, 2017

Clinical Spotlight

Food Law & Policy Clinic sponsors Sugar Stands Accused event

January 13, 2017

Clinical Spotlight, Events, In the News

Hunger for change: Panelists focus on a fix for a broken food system

December 9, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

5 Questions for Emily Broad Leib

November 29, 2016

FLPC Releases Toolkit to Promote Food Waste Reduction

November 4, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Screening Toolkit for Not Really Expired is Now Available

October 11, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC and NRDC Release New Fact Sheet on Food Donation

September 30, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Harvard Law School partners with Food For Free

September 26, 2016

Eliminate Laws That Cause Healthy Food to Go to Waste

September 22, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Harvard Law School to Launch Pilot Food Donation Program with Food For Free in Effort to Reduce Food Waste and Enhance Food Recovery

September 6, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC, in partnership with the Food Recovery Project, Launches “Leftovers for Livestock: A Legal Guide for Using Excess Food as Animal Feed”

August 8, 2016

Legal & Policy Work

FLPC Director Testifies in Front of House Agriculture Committee

May 31, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Tommy Tobin, channeling a passion for food into service and scholarship

May 24, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC Releases Report on Consumer Perceptions of Food Date Labels

May 11, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

FLPC, in partnership with the Food Recovery Project, Launches Updated Legal Guide on the Federal Enhanced Tax Deduction for Food Donations

April 26, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

EXPIRED in Washington, D.C.

April 25, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

The Importance of Food Policy Councils

April 6, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Law Professors Form Innovative Academic Organization To Promote Field Of Food Law And Policy

March 30, 2016

"The clinic broadened my horizons"

March 21, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Film as Advocacy in the Food Law and Policy Clinic

March 8, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Food Law and Policy Clinic releases short film on food waste in America

February 15, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Is that milk past its 'sell by' date? Drink it anyway.

February 11, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Food Sovereignty in Navajo Nation

February 3, 2016

Clinical Spotlight, Clinical Voices

Food Law Clinic urges Congress to continue progress towards making nutritious meals available to all children

January 20, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC Director Speaks about Food Labels on 99% Invisible Podcast

January 15, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

FLPC releases Child Nutrition Reauthorization Policy Brief, urges Congress to continue progress towards making nutritious, healthy, and delicious school meals available to all children

January 7, 2016

Clinical Spotlight

Summit convenes future leaders in the emerging field of food law and policy

December 14, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Food Recovery Act Introduced in Congress Includes key policy recommendations from the Food Law and Policy Clinic

December 10, 2015

CHLPI Clinics Travel to the 9th Annual Southern Obesity Summit

November 30, 2015

Clinical Voices

FLPC, in partnership with the Food Recovery Project, Launches Legal Guide on the Federal Enhanced Tax Deduction for Food Donations

November 18, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

A Warm Welcome to CHLPI's New Clinicians

September 21, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Replacing “Kid Food” with “True Food” in School Cafeterias

August 26, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Food Law Student Leadership Summit

June 26, 2015

Food Policy in Our Hometown: Partnering with the Boston Food Policy Council

June 25, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Emily Broad Leib named Assistant Clinical Professor of Law

June 5, 2015

FLPC Director Speaks on MSNBC About Food Waste

May 1, 2015

Clinical Spotlight, In the News

Food Law and Policy Clinic Publishes Report on Local Food Procurement by Massachusetts State Agencies

April 29, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Harvard Law School film crew examines Montana's strict milk expiration laws

April 20, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Harvard Law champions entrepreneurship and innovation

April 15, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

An Interview with Fulbright Scholar Grace Nosek, HLS J.D. '14

March 20, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Food Law and Policy Clinic Joins Other Harvard Faculty for Lightning Lectures on Food

March 6, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Food Law and Policy Clinic Hosts Workshop on Food Policy in Navajo Nation

February 20, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Three Questions with Emily Broad Leib of Harvard Law School

January 21, 2015

Clinical Spotlight

Food Recovery Leaders Send Sign-On Letter to U.S. Senators, Led by Food Law and Policy Clinic and Professor from University of Arkansas School of Law

December 12, 2014

Clinical Voices

CHLPI and Food Law and Policy Clinic Highlighted in AALS Newsletter

December 10, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

Dean Minow challenges students to seek solutions to problems in the U.S. food system

November 14, 2014

Clinical Spotlight

Clinic Director Emily Broad Leib named next generation's female leader

October 2, 2014

From farm to table and everything in between

September 30, 2014