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Food for Thought

Food nourishes us, inspires us, and brings us together. We’re taking a deep dive into everything edible.

Reducing the amount of food that we waste by just a third could feed all the food-insecure people in this country.”

Emily Broad Leib

Director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School

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Teaching science concepts through cooking
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Cooking like a scientist

Graduate School of Education alum Kate Strangfeld started Bite Sized Education to engage secondary students in science. Her goal is to empower students to “think like a scientist” through food and cooking.

Harvard food groups

Students, alumni, faculty, and staff are researching, exploring, and experimenting with food and nutrition.


Harvard students help in food recovery and donation program
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Food for free

In a typical week during the academic year, Harvard may donate up to 2,500 pounds of quality food to a local nonprofit focused on families in need.

Learn more about the program

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Science and cooking lecture series

The lectures pair Harvard professors with celebrated food experts and renowned chefs to showcase the science behind different culinary techniques.

Learn more about the series

Our culinary world

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Preserving Africa’s culinary heritage

Preserving Africa’s culinary heritage

Extreme eating

Larissa Zhou’s research focuses on improving how humans eat in extreme environments, including space.

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Extreme eating

Food cultivation and distribution

A Graduate School of Design project created a food park for Los Angeles County and Santa Monica.

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Food cultivation and distribution

Sustainable supply chain

Harvard Extension alum Brian Bauer is Building a sustainable supply chain for a food startup.

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Sustainable supply chain

Relocating farmland

A map shows where the world’s major food crops could be relocated to maximize production and minimize environmental impact.

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Relocating farmland

Food in the news