Meet Mark Kuechel: Citrus farmer, celery connoisseur, conservation expert
Swette Sustainable Food Systems
Meet Mark Kuechel: Citrus farmer, celery connoisseur, conservation expert
What color is a lemon when it’s ripe? The answer may surprise you, but it’s actually green, not yellow. This fun fact was just one piece of knowledge shared by Mark Kuechel on a visit to his farm in Yuma, Arizona.
Meet Swette Center staff member, Rylie Lewis
Read on for an interview with Rylie Lewis, Research Specialist, to explore her background in food systems, what she's currently working on, and her vision of food systems transformation.
Hands in soil, heart in community
ASU Farm is not just about pulling weeds or attending lectures—it's about contributing to a vision that ties sustainability, education, and community together.
Meet Swette Center staff member, Allison (Allie) Lansman
Read on for an interview with Allison (Allie) Lansman, Research Specialist, to explore her background in food systems, what she's currently working on, and her vision of food systems transformation.
Agriculture secretary oversees programs that help millions afford healthy diets
The most common misconception about the USDA is that it’s mainly focused on supporting farmers and ranchers and conserving agricultural land. These are critical missions, but they represent only a small slice of what the department does.
Meet affiliated faculty Rick Overson
Read on for an interview with Rick Overson, Research Scientist for the Global Locust Initiative.
Meet affiliated faculty Jordan Miller
Read on for an interview with Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor in the College of Health Solutions.
Meet affiliated faculty Timothy Richards
Read on for an interview with Timothy Richards, Professor & Marvin and June Morrison Chair of Agribusiness in the Morrison School of Agribusiness.
30 years of Rural Development
Over their thirty-year difference between holding office in Rural Development, Under Secretary Basil Gooden and former Under Secretary Bob Nash have become an inspiration for advocacy in the food and agriculture sector.
Meet affiliated faculty Junyu Lu
Read on for an interview with Junyu Lu, Assistant Professor at Hainan University/ASU Joint International Tourism College (HAITC).
Reporting on the Hagstrom Report
"On the first evening of our Food Policy Immersion in Washington, DC, our graduate student cohort piles into the backyard of Jerry Hagstrom’s house in Woodley Park for an informal talk with the prize-winning agricultural journalist."
Meet affiliated faculty Jingle Wu
Read on for an interview with Jianguo (Jingle) Wu, Dean’s Distinguished Professor in the School of Life Sciences and the School of Sustainability.