Pueblos Indigenas de Guatemala Rechazan Protocolo de Nagoya
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Jun 10, 2016
Claiming that it would endanger traditional seeds, the Ancestral Council of Indigenous Peoples of Guatemala rejected the “Nagoya Protocol” that…
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Twenty voices weigh in on the decade since The Omnivore’s Dilemma
Blog | New Food Economy | Jun 9, 2016
On the 10th birthday of Omnivore’s Dilemma, New Food Economy featured ED Eric Holt Giménez’s thoughts – along with nineteen other farmers,…
#WorldHungerDay: a Celebration?
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Jun 1, 2016
Photo by ©FAO/Roberto Cenciarelli A version of this post is published on the Huffington Post via Food First Executive Director Eric…
Pesticide Action Network: New GE Report misses its own point
Blog | Marcia Ishii-Eiteman | May 27, 2016
Last week, the National Academies of Science (NAS) attracted much media attention with the release of its new report, “Genetically…
Dismantling Racism in the Food System Community Event
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | May 27, 2016
We can’t wait for Whole Foods or University of California; they aren’t going to do the right thing. They’ll do…
El Diálogo de Saberes: La Via Campesina’s “Dialogue of Wisdoms” comes to the Bay Area!
Blog | Ana Galvis | May 18, 2016
On Wednesday, April 27th, the Nicaraguan Farmworkers Association, Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo (ATC), members of La Via Campesina (LVC),…
They’ve Just Won a Scholarship. Next Stop: Cuba
Blog | Ana Galvis | May 18, 2016
Hailing from the diverse city of Atlanta, Georgia, and the agricultural mecca of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, 6…
OUR FLESH WAS MADE FROM CORN
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | May 18, 2016
The name “Pinole” comes from the Nahuatl word pinolli, meaning cornmeal. It is why Pinole, California was the perfect site…
G-biack: El Centro de Crecimiento de Agricultura Biodiversa de Kenia
Blog | Ana C. Galvis Martinez | May 12, 2016
Version in English Ubicada en las afuera de la ciudad de Thika, en un acre de tierra –el tamaño promedio…
G-biack: The Center for Biodiverse Agriculture in Kenya
Blog | Ana C. Galvis Martinez | May 12, 2016
Version in Spanish Located outside the city of Thika on an acre of land – the average size of the…
SOCLA-NA update
Blog | Ana Galvis | May 11, 2016
April 25, 2016 Dear colleagues: Many of you already expressed interest in joining SOCLA-North America (USA-Canada) which is intended to…
Thome Wa Mukamba: Promoting seeds and local conservation for Food Sovereignty
Blog | Ana Galvis | May 3, 2016
The community of Kivaa is located northeast of Nairobi. There, the Institute of Culture and Ecology (ICE) with more than…
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