2016 World Social Forum: Eric Holt Giménez on Popular Agrarian Reform
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Aug 19, 2016
Food First Executive Director Eric Holt Giménez joined a panel discussion regarding agrarian reform (hosted by our friends at WhyHunger) at…
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Special Report: US Organic Farming Hotspots – An Opportunity for Rural Communities?
Blog | Marilyn Borchardt | Aug 12, 2016
“For us, cheese has always been a vehicle to achieve this other thing,” Mateo Kehler of Jasper Hill Farm said.…
Nigeria’s Latest Food Sovereignty Struggle: The World is Watching
Blog | Lauren Tate Baeza | Aug 10, 2016
The biotechnology brigade has underestimated the power of the people. More than just a “vocal minority,” global GMO resistance movements…
Agroecology and Industrial Farming: Leveling the Playing Field
Blog | Ahna Kruzic and Eric Holt-Giménez | Aug 5, 2016
You can view and comment on this article via the Huffington Post here. Driving across the United States, the landscape…
The Kyoto 2016 Agroecology Declaration
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Aug 2, 2016
Peasants and farmers are suffering a financial, social and cultural crisis in many locales – both north and south. But they’re demonstrating…
Más que un Salón de Bingo: Una Historia sobre Mashpee, su Tierra, Comida y Soberanía
Blog | Hartman Deetz | Jul 29, 2016
To read this Backgrounder in its original form in English, click here. To read this backgrounder in French, click here. Buddy Pocknett había…
Food Waste: A Food Justice Opportunity?
Blog | Ayana Crawford | Jul 28, 2016
Photo by Audrey Brown. Nothing is really going to happen at the consumer level. Whether I buy an imperfect bell…
A Memorable Meal in Cuba
Blog | Tasnim Elboute | Jul 27, 2016
This post is about Food First’s Food Sovereignty Tour to Cuba. To learn more about our upcoming Cuba trip or…
A Tale of Two Pigeon Peas: Bill Gates’ failing Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Lauren Tate Baeza | Jul 25, 2016
For a decade, Bill Gates—the quintessential technocrat—has been trying to end hunger in Africa by re-launching (yet again) the Green…
More Than a Bingo Hall: A Story of Mashpee Land, Food, and Sovereignty
Blog | Hartman Deetz | Jul 21, 2016
The following is an excerpt from our latest Dismantling Racism in the Food System Backgrounder. Click here to download this Backgrounder in…
Food Sovereignty Tours in Cuba: Good Eats and Agroecology
Blog | Francesco Guerrieri | Jul 18, 2016
For more information or to register for our upcoming Food Sovereignty Tour to Cuba, click here. For Mackenzie Feldman, who…
Arroces dorados y consensos científicos
Blog | Carmelo Ruiz | Jul 15, 2016
El artículo original se puede encontrar aquí. “¡Se acabó el debate sobre los transgénicos! Los activistas alarmistas perdieron y la…
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