South Central Farmers Demand Ethics Investigation of Local Officials
August 18, 2008--
Citing an apparent conflict of interest, the South Central Farmers are demanding that California's State Attorney General investigate the sale of the site of the South Central Farm by Los Angeles city officials to local developer Ralph Horowitz for a trucking center for women's clothing manufacturer and retailer Forever 21.
Planting of San Francisco City Center Plaza Victory Garden
The Slow Food Nation Victory Garden is designed and built by the Garden for the Environment's Victory Gardens 08+ Program, CMG Landscape Architecture and City Slicker Farms, using seeds donated by Seeds of Change and numerous individuals from around the country. Other supporters and participants include the Mayor's Office, The San Francisco Department of Public Works, the Department of the Environment and the Department of Recreation and Park.
Food Policy Councils Directory
This is a listing of Food Policy Councils in the U.S. If you know of a new Food Policy Council that should be added, please e-mail foodfirst (at) foodfirst.org. If you see an organization listed that in now defunct, you can also tell us to remove it from the list. And finally if you find web site links that don't work or have changed, tell us about that. Thanks for helping us keep this listing up to date.
ARIZONA
Phoenix
Arizona Food and Agricultural Policy Coalition
Community Food Connections
Rural-Urban Migration and the Stabilization of Cuban Agriculture
Lisa
Reynolds Wolfe, Ph.D.
ewolfe2@nyc.rr.com
Consultant’s
Report for Food First and Global Exchange
December
17, 2004
Abstract
This
Organic Consumers Association
The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) promotes food safety, organic farming and sustainable agriculture practices in the U.S. and internationally. We provide consumers with factual information they can use to make informed food choices. Genetic engineering, irradiation, toxic sludge fertilizer, mad cow disease, and rBGH are some of the issues we address. The OCA gives interviews and supplies background material for journalists, news organizations, and public interest activists worldwide.
Development Report No.12: Cultivating Havana: Urban Agriculture and Food Security in the Years of Crisis
Development Report No.12:
Cultivating Havana: Urban Agriculture and Food Security in the Years of Crisis
By Catherine Murphy
1999