Boricuá : Agroecology and the return of family agriculture in Puerto Rico
Eric Holt-Giménez
May 15, 2013
Over a hundred years ago, my family lost their coffee farm in Puerto Rico when Hurricane San Ciriaco destroyed the crop and the bank refused an extension on our production loan. On the heels of the U.S. military occupation, it was a land grab (like the ones tearing up the continent today) and it eventually drove my young grandmother to immigrate to New York City. She was part of a large, painful agrarian transition that transformed Puerto Rico—an island of rich soil, abundant water and a 12-month growing season—into a food-dependent nation.
Broadening the base: EcoVillage Farm and the food justice movement
by Brock Hicks
December 2012
Shyaam M. Shabaka, the founder and director of EcoVillage, has a wealth of knowledge about how to work collaboratively in the Bay Area. EcoVillage Farm, located in Richmond, has created many successful collaborations. EcoVillage Farm is a place where people with a wide range of skills and interests can get involved in food justice and community work. They work with a great variety of people, and attempt to broaden the base of the food justice movement as a means to strengthen the movement.
Minimum Wage Messaging Toolkit: Ways to combat the tactics that attempt to divide us
By Leah Scrivener
The arguments against a raised minimum wage are rooted in corporate interest that seeks to put profit over people, and are devoid of any concern for low-income Americans. These carefully designed arguments are scare tactics to intimidate, divert, and confuse the American public, who may not yet see how the corporatocracy drives the widening gap between the rich and the poor in this country.
Recent Successes in the Minimum Wage Fight
By Leah Scrivener
Photo Credit: Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
The federal minimum wage has remained stagnant at $7.25 per hour since 2009. President Obama had promised to raise it to $9.50 by 2011. November’s elections saw several important local successes in the fight for an increased minimum wage, as voters in Albuquerque, San Jose, and Long Beach pushed forward measures that will have a positive impact on low-wage workers in those communities.
Change Your Foodscape! Get Involved with the CA Food Policy Council
by Brock Hicks
October 4, 2012
Spring Rose Growers Cooperative: Protecting Multicultural Farms
By Katherine Lupo
As the organic and sustainable food movement expands, people are finally beginning to question where their food comes from, and many are not happy with what they find. The agricultural industry led by big international corporations like Monsanto, Cargill and DuPont is pushing small farmers off their land around the world. In the US this is especially true of minority farmers, with many of them losing their land.
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Mexico's campesinos preserving seeds and pollinators
by Food First executive director, Eric Holt-Giménez
Farm Fresh Produce for All
Farmers’ market products should be available to everyone; price shouldn’t be a barrier.
By: Ally Armstrong
