This World Food Day, Agroecology is Center Stage
Blog | Tiffani K. Patton | Oct 16, 2014
“Currently, most subsidies go to large agribusiness. This must change. Governments must support small farmers” – Hilal Elver, incoming Special…
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Farmworkers at Forefront of the Struggle for Food Sovereignty
Blog | Teresa K. Miller and Tiffani K. Patton | Oct 15, 2014
Farmworker resistance and organizing is increasing. In September of 2014, the Florida-based Coalition of Immokalee Workers was awarded the Global…
World Food Day: Struggling For Land in Brazil
Blog | Beverly Bell | Oct 14, 2014
October 16th is World Food Day. To ensure that there is food for the world, and that it is not…
Farm to Every Fork
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Oct 10, 2014
In September I had the honor of speaking at “Farm to Every Fork” in Sacramento, California. The benefit banquet was put…
Land as the Basis of Sovereignty: Palestinian farmers awarded Food Sovereignty Prize
Blog | Tanya M. Kerssen and Teresa K. Miller | Oct 9, 2014
his approach to love he said was that of a farmer most love like hunters and like hunters most kill…
The Food Retail Boom: Growing Industry, Declining Wages
Blog | Tiffani K. Patton | Oct 6, 2014
In California, the food retail industry is growing faster than the general economy. Despite this growth, food retail workers’ wages…
Tour Reflection: Food Sovereignty in Oaxaca
Blog | Food Sovereignty Tours | Oct 1, 2014
By Paula Suter, Tour Participant, Oaxaca July 2014 A locally defined and driven food system in Oaxaca, Mexico, enables traditional…
On the Table – People of Poi: Reviving Hawaiian “Soul Food” for Food Sovereignty
Blog | Brea McQuoid | Sep 30, 2014
In Hawaii, the taro plant has been revered for centuries, with an intimate connection to many of the island’s indigenous…
Reflections on the FAO’s International Symposium on Agroecology for Food Security and Nutrition
Blog | Clara Inés Nicholls | Sep 25, 2014
From September 18-19, 2014, the FAO organized the International Symposium on Agroecology for Nutrition and Food Security. The event was attended…
People’s Climate March and People of Color
Blog | Nikki Silvestri | Sep 22, 2014
Originally published by Daily Kos At Green For All, we’re always talking about the significance of placing those most impacted…
Toward the Agro-Police State
Blog | Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero | Sep 20, 2014
Or “You’ll Need an iPad if You Want to be a Farmer” Monsanto is not just about seed. Last year…
Action Alert: Tell the EPA to Protect Bristol Bay from Large-Scale Mining
Blog | Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay | Sep 18, 2014
Click here to tell the EPA that large-scale mining development in Bristol Bay, Alaska, would pose unacceptable adverse impacts to Bristol Bay’s…
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