People Putting Food First #127

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
Read it here
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2397

DEVELOPMENT REPORT NO 20: Oakland Food Retail Impact Study
By Hannah Laurison and Nella Young of Public Health Law & Policy in collaboration with Food First
Read it here
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2398

Inflation and Speculation: Ingredients for the Next Food Crisis?
by Eric Holt-Giménez & Annie Shattuck, CommonDreams.org
Read it here:
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2402

Eric Holt-Giménez joined a delegation of food justice activists to visit the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) in Immokalee, Florida
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers: Fighting modern day slavery in the industrial food system
by Eric Holt-Giménez
http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2389

Mobilizing Food Pantries and Sharing Campus Kitchens
By Karla Peña

America’s food system is broken. Many Americans are not getting enough to eat as witnessed by the 12% increase in school lunch enrollment during 2008. Food Banks across the U.S. are experiencing longer lines, less donated food and, at times, empty shelves. Some people are going home hungry because they can’t get to their local food pantry during pantry hours. Read more at http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2404

Honduran peasants receive tractors from Venezuela after joining the ALBA as U.S. power in Latin America wanes
By Tamara Wattnem

Venezuela donated one hundred tractors to Honduran peasants as part of the benefits of the Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America and the Caribbean (ALBA in Spanish). In a speech given during the event in which Honduran peasants received the tractors, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya claimed that these tractors represent the weapons that will transform Honduras through its ALBA membership. Zelaya also criticized the businessmen and mass media owners who opposed Honduras joining the ALBA.
Read More at http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2400

The Eggs of Change?
By Alex Perrotti

Keeping chickens for their eggs is becoming increasingly common, even in cities. As people become more concerned with the quality and sources of their food, interest in home food production is growing. Chickens produce delicious fresh eggs, with the added bonus of eating scraps and weeds and producing manure for the garden. Some people even find their clucking and scratching soothing. Read more at http://www.foodfirst.org/en/node/2405