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People Putting Food First #135
January 12, 2010
Sign an Open Letter to Eradicate Hunger. Read more and sign here: http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2632
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The Farmer's Garden-A free new sharing resource for gardeners
http://www.thefarmersgarden.com www.thefarmersgarden.com is a place where people can post free classifieds to sell, trade or give away their surplus backyard garden produce.
"It is very easy to grow more produce than you and your family can use. Why not share your local, fresh and delicious vegetables, fruit, berries, etc. with others?" says founder Maureen Farmer.
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A new ‘network of networks’—the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa
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Guerrilla Gardens in Berkeley!
By Leonor Hurtado and Shoshana Perrey
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Michelle Obama Takes on Grub
by Colin Murphy
What do you get by mixing one part First Lady, another part food crisis, and a dash of zest? According to Huffington Post writer Paula Crossfield, “this is a recipe for an ‘official leader’ of the U.S.’s food movement.”
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Boston Bounty Bucks Inspire Other Communities
By Elizabeth Martinez
People Putting Food First #130
Former Food First Intern Scours the Urban Food-scape to Help Build Community
By Rick Jonasse
Food and agriculture have been intertwined with community and culture for thousands of years, but the modern food economy with its industrial production and large impersonal grocery chains, not only distances people from the source of their food, but also from one another.
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Farm to Hospital—A movement that is long overdue
By Christine White
For decades, hospital food has lacked variety, nutrients, and edibility. In recent years large cafeteria vendors and fast and processed foods have dominated hospital cafeterias, limiting patients and employees to very few, nutrient-enriched meal options. However, six years ago a healthy hospital makeover started, and it’s catching on fast. Read more at http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2466
Ecuador Paves Way for Terminator Technology?
By Karla Peña
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Action Alert!
Tell Congress not to force genetically engineered crops on other countries as a condition of receiving aid
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2443
New Food First e-book
Agrofuels in the Americas
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2426
Bay Area Events
--Oakland Food Policy Council Recruitment Meeting
May 27, 6:30 P.M. For Details go to http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2435
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ACTION ALERT!
Send a message to President Obama and Congress to re-regulate commodities to avoid a repeat of the food price crisis of 2008.
http://www.change.org/foodfirst/actions/view/stop_food_price_speculation
New Food First book
Beyond the Fence: A Journey to the Roots of the Migration Crisis
Read more and order this book.
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2386
DEVELOPMENT REPORT NO. 19: Food System Meta-analysis for the San Francisco Bay Area
by Heather Wooten, MsC. and Amy Parente of Public Health Law & Policy in collaboration with Food First
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