Food First Fellow Raj Patel's keynote address to the National Summit on a People-Centered Economy, Ottawa, May 20, 2010
It is our way of struggling - An interview with Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, head of the MPP, Haiti’s largest and oldest peasant organization.
Jean-Baptiste gave this interview to GRAIN shortly after the march protesting dumping of Monsanto GMO seeds on June 4, 2010.
It is well known that Haitian agriculture has been severely damaged over the last few decades. Is it still possible to build food sovereignty? Can Haiti produce all the food it needs?
Raising Parents: How I invited my folks to join the sustainable food movement
By Cait Van Damm
“We went to visit the Egg Man today! Those eggs are so superior…” Three thousand miles away, I listen to my dad gloat over the phone. The eggs he’s raving about are really incredible eggs with bright orange yolks and amazing flavor. They’re sold by Roder, an elderly Eastern European man who lives in a trailer with a hand-painted sign out front: “FREE RANGE EGGS”—with his phone number scrawled below. You’ve got to call when you drive up, and if you’re lucky, he’ll stroll outside and deliver the best eggs ever for three bucks a dozen. I miss him so.
Connecting Gardeners with Their Local Food Banks and Pantries
By Colleen Lynch
AmpleHarvest.org is a newly formed, national organization that connects enthusiastic gardeners across the country with their local food pantries and food banks. As an online resource, AmpleHarvest.org allows emergency food providers to register for a free listing on the AmpleHarvest website. Here, gardeners can search for food programs that will accept their donations of extra fruits and vegetables.
Eat Real Bike Tour of Oakland Food and Drink companies
Eat Real Bike Tour $40 early registration includes tastings
$10 discount for members of Walk Oakland/Bike Oakland or East Bay Bike Coalition
Join our tour for two-wheeled foodies! Begin and end at the Eat Real Festival at Jack London Square. We’ll pedal along Oakland’s waterfront and meet local culinary artisans, learn their specialties and taste their creations. Join us as we meet local purveyors of sustainable chocolate, tea, beer, and wine. Karen Hester, who appreciates food and biking in equal measure, is your guide.
Food Sovereignty Chronicles III - Growing outside the box
Huffington Post - July 2, 2010
My (grown) children were in Detroit, making it a family affair. Daughter Evarosa took a tour of Detroit's urban gardens and provided me with this account:
4th Annual Farm & Food Leadership Conference, "Taking Back Control of Our Food Supply"
I hope to see some of you at the 4th Annual Farm & Food Leadership Conference, "Taking Back Control of Our Food Supply". Jim Hightower will be our keynote speaker, and the lunches will be prepared with local, sustainably raised foods.
WHAT: An exciting gathering of activists, farmers & ranchers, consumers, and nonprofits who care about the state of our food and food choices. Come learn about the latest developments in agriculture and food, and get the tools you need to help make a difference!
For more information, visit http://farmandranchfreedom.org/conference-2010
Detroit Urban Agriculture Movement Looks to Reclaim Motor City
Democracy Now interview from the U.S. Social Forum - 6-22-2010
Resisting Industrial Agriculture in Argentina: Tierra y Bosque en Muchas Manos, Alimentos Sanos Para Todos!
By Heather Quinlan
"Land and Forest in Many Hands, Healthy Food for Everyone!" This is the message of the Movimiento Campesino de Cordoba (MCC), a vocal part of Argentina's National Indigenous Campesino Movement (MNCI). The industrial agriculture model that increasingly concentrates land in the hands of a few, pollutes natural resources, and destroys the livelihoods of small producers is taking its toll on Cordoba's rural communities. Speaking out against this model can be life-threatening, but farmers refuse to be silenced. They are taking their experiences to the streets.