Tell John Kerry to Put Salvadoran Family Farmers First, Not Monsanto
Blog | CISPES | May 21, 2014
Take action today to stop the US government from manipulating development aid to promote the interests of Big Ag and…
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National Geographic’s “Five Steps” Won’t Feed The World: An Iowa Farmer’s View
Blog | George Naylor | May 9, 2014
The brief article, “A Five-Step Plan to Feed the World” offered by Professor Jonathan Foley in the latest National Geographic…
Sakuma Brothers Farmworker Strike: A Year Later, the Struggle Continues
Blog | Chelsea Gabrielle | May 5, 2014
Nearly a year has passed since farmworkers at Sakuma Brothers Farm in Washington State initiated the first of several walkouts…
Consumer Education Monsanto-Style
Blog | Devon Peña | May 2, 2014
World Food Prize winner outlines shift in strategy: focus on consumers not just growers Robert Fraley, Monsanto’s Chief Technology Officer…
On the Table: A Glossary of Maize
Blog | Sofia Salazar-Rubio | Apr 30, 2014
That the Inuit have dozens of words for “snow” is a common bit of trivia that illustrates how prominent the…
Infographic: Is Factory Farming Making Us Sick?
Blog | Paula Jaramillo | Apr 29, 2014
The corporate food regime has given rise to concentrated animal feed operations (CAFOs)—large-scale industrial agricultural facilities that raise animals at…
Raising the Tipped Minimum Wage Benefits Restaurant Workers and the Restaurant Industry
Blog | Joann Lo and Kathy Hoang | Apr 28, 2014
Taylor Lee can tell you the real impact of minimum wages for tipped workers. Taylor is a 23-year-old restaurant server…
Feeding Nine Billion: Five Steps to the Wrong Solution
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Apr 25, 2014
National Geographic‘s recent online slideshow featuring an article by global ecologist Jonathan Foley lays out a Five Step Plan to…
What Place for Urban Farmers in the International Year of Family Farming?
Blog | Paula Jaramillo | Apr 24, 2014
The UN declared 2014 as the “International Year of Family Farming” (IYFF) in recognition of the importance of family farms…
Fair Trade and Responsible Consumption: The food movement in Catalonia
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Apr 23, 2014
In February 2014, I had the honor of attending the 12th Conference on Fair Trade and Responsible Consumption in Barcelona…
Petition: A Food Initiative on the Gill Tract Farm
Blog | Students for Engaged and Active Learning | Apr 21, 2014
We urge the UC Berkeley administration, the UC Regents, and President Napolitano to halt the current development plan for the…
IPCC Climate Change Report Warns of Impacts on Vulnerable Populations
Blog | Michael Dorsey | Apr 16, 2014
Interview with Dr. Michael Dorsey, Food First board member and interim director of The Energy and Environment Program at the…
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