Tag: Food Law

The annual Law and Social Change Program of Study’s retreat will take place on Sunday, September 29th from 11am – 3pm at Wasserstein Hall. The retreat is a community-building event for students, faculty, staff and former deans to welcome 1Ls and LLMs interested in the power of law as a tool for social change, and […]

The Harvard Food Justice Symposium aims to address the impact of America’s food system on our health, economy, and environment. At a moment when systemic inequities shape the kind and quality of food available to our communities, FJS examines the competing priorities and legal challenges that obstruct the food justice movement. The Symposium will attract […]

Join Food Law Society, Animal Law Society, and Effective Altruists for a coffee chat with Professor Jonathan Lovvorn! Students will be able to discuss with Professor Lovvorn his extensive experience in litigation in the areas of animal agriculture, climate change, and wildlife law as well as his background in academia. Professor Lovvorn is a Lecturer […]

Join the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, and Community Servings as we present initial data and results from the first-in-the-nation Food is Medicine statewide plan, take an in-depth look at newly published research demonstrating that medically tailored meals are proven to reduce […]

Join the HLS Food Law Society for a discussion about what role the law can play in supporting innovative food technologies. Plant-based meats, genetically modified seeds, and lab-grown meats are just a few fields in which science is being used to create new food products that could be on your plate in the not-so-distant future! […]

A Conference exploring land and the food system: How land affects what we eat, who we are, and the environment we live in.

A Conference exploring land and the food system: How land affects what we eat, who we are, and the environment we live in.

The Food Law and Policy Clinic links students with opportunities to work with clients and communities on various food law and policy issues. The clinic provides legal advice to nonprofits and government agencies seeking to increase access to healthy foods, prevent diet-related diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, and reduce barriers to market entry for small-scale and sustainable food producers, while educating law students about ways to use law and policy to impact the food system. Join us to learn more about these opportunities.