We already grow enough food for 10 billion people… and still can’t end hunger
May 2, 2012, Huffington Post Blog by Eric Holt-Giménez
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-holt-gimenez/world-hunger_b_1463429.h...
A new a study* from McGill University and the University of Minnesota published in the journal Nature compared organic and conventional yields from 66 studies and over 300 trials. Researchers found that on average, conventional systems out-yielded organic farms by 25%—mostly for grains, and depending on conditions.
Food Sovereignty in Action at the Gill Tract in Albany, California USA
Report by Food First intern, Vishrut Arya. April 24, 2012
This past Sunday, April 22, Earth Day, about two hundred farmers, families, and activists gathered for a potluck at Ohlone Park in Berkeley to celebrate the Earth and food sovereignty.
The idea of Food sovereignty, promoted by the international small farmer movement, La Via Campesina is that communities have the right to control their own equitable and sustainable food systems, including access to land, fresh water, and seed.
Saving Herirloom Seeds by Crowdsourcing
By Patricia Larenas
Originally published on Shareable Ecosystem - 4-4-2012
Want to Save an Heirloom? Grow it!
The Fight for Real Food in Korea
By Anders Riel Muller
First published in Korean Quarterly, Winter 2012
My first time eating Korean-style food in Seoul was a disappointing experience. I went to a well-known barbecue place in the Hongdae neighborhood that many of my adoptee friends recommended. There was nothing wrong with the meat (Canadian not American as the waitress stressed), but there were only a couple panchan (side dishes) that were not very exciting. Perhaps, I thought, I had been spoiled during my other two visits to Korea, visiting my family and touring the East coast and Jeju Island.
