Dignity, Democracy and Food: An Interview with Frances Moore Lappé
Blog | Christopher Cook | Aug 20, 2015
Christopher D. Cook is the author of Diet for a Dead Planet: Big Business and the Coming Food Crisis (New…
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Milwaukee Celebrates Food First’s Birthday!
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Aug 4, 2015
Food First’s supporters are celebrating our 40th Anniversary by holding fundraisers to end the injustices that cause hunger. On June…
Walking the Alternative Vision in South Korea
Blog | Martha Vickery | Jul 31, 2015
Is there an alternative vision to South Korea, beyond the hyper-capitalism, the rapid development, the big infrastructure, the fast lifestyle,…
Food Sovereignty Tour special guest Marion Nestle shares insights on Cuba
Blog | Marion Nestle | Jul 28, 2015
Acclaimed NYU professor, author, and public health advocate Marion Nestle joined Food First on the special 40th Anniversary Food Sovereignty…
Partner Profile: Kahumana Farms offers an alternative to Hawai‘i’s corporate food system
Blog | Julianne Burton | Jul 23, 2015
Over the past four decades, Hawai‘i—a lush, tropical, and geographically isolated island archipelago—has become almost entirely dependent on food imports.…
Domestic Workers: The Other Invisible Food Worker
Blog | Tiffani K. Patton | Jul 13, 2015
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), there are an estimated 21 million people worldwide who are forced into labor…
Between City and Country: Domestic workers building food sovereignty in Bolivia
Blog | Karen Pomier and Tanya M. Kerssen | Jun 10, 2015
In Latin America and the Caribbean, domestic workers make up 18% of the female labour force. Migrating from rural areas…
Honduras Solidarity Activists Protest Hipster Capitalism in San Francisco
Blog | Roger Harris | Jun 9, 2015
Last night in San Francisco, a coalition of solidarity and Bay Area organizations – including the Bay Area Latin America Solidarity…
Civil Society Statement on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa
Blog | Food First | Jun 3, 2015
Call of civil society organizations to their governments on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa We,…
Most Americans Could Eat Locally, Research Shows
Blog | UC Merced | Jun 1, 2015
Farmland mapping project indicates more than 90 percent of U.S. could eat food grown or raised within 100 miles of…
On the Table—Remembrance of Things Basque
Blog | Janet Beizer | May 28, 2015
Last March, I joined a Food Sovereignty tour to the Basque Country. We began the trip with a few nights…
Action Alert: Tell White House Task Force They Can Do Better on Pollinators
Blog | Center for Food Safety | May 27, 2015
Pollinator plan aims high, but falls short. Tell the White House Task Force they can do better. The White House…
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