Be a "Do" Tank: Will Allen, The Good Food Revolution
This isn't my usual reading material, but after reading citisven's diary, The Good Food Revolution Goes Vertical, I knew this was a book I had to read. I brought it on the bus to my class at College of...
View ArticleAK-Sen: Mark Begich (D) Vs. Frankenfish, GE Salmon
So this was the big news from Alaska today: http://www.usatoday.com/... Tea Party favorite Joe Miller, who lost a closely watched 2010 election in Alaska, is back for another possible Senate bid next...
View ArticleFundie President of Eden Foods Responds
Organic food purveyor Eden Foods is suing the department of Health and Human Services because they don't want their insurance to cover birth control and other women's health care, as required by the...
View ArticlePermablitz for Pine Ridge Reservation 2013
Kickstarter web page - Article by Koreen BrennanKickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects. Independently created fund raisers, thousands of creative projects are raising funds on...
View ArticleMeatless Mondays.... From the Ground Up
Welcome to Meatless Mondays! This week I am subbing for the fabulous beach babe in florida. In this weekly series we have been discussing the benefits of a vegetarian diet including: better health,...
View ArticleOR-Sen: Help Jeff Merkley (D) Spread The Word About Repealing The Monsanto...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) regarding his push to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act: Here's the deal: The next several days are critical if we're going to repeal the...
View ArticleUPDATE!: Hard Night for West Michigan Fruit Farmers
Latest article I can find : Sounds like the farmers are optimistic about how they came through the frost. 'I think we came through it': West Michigan apple growers optimistic despite early morning...
View ArticleAK-Sen: Mark Begich (D) Needs Our Help Telling The FDA Not To Approve...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Mark Begich (D. AK) regarding genetically engineered salmon known as "Frankenfish": We’re in peak salmon season for Alaska fisherman. Our seafood is the best in...
View ArticleOR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) Praises Senate Plan To End The Monsanto Protection Act
Here's some good news for ya: http://www.rawstory.com/... Senate Democrats are drafting a government funding bill that would allow the so-called “Monsanto Protection Act” to expire at the end of the...
View ArticleFish Not Out of Water
A lot of efforts to protect endangered species get framed as jobs vs. the environment. With salmon, that's not the case. Instead it's a matter of different sectors of the economy at odds with each...
View ArticleFOOD FIGHT: Oregon on Frontlines
Long-fought small victories are what Pete Seeger meant when he spoke of a “teaspoon brigade” and the power of small. When asked to comment upon the size of an assembled crowd of tens of thousands, he...
View ArticleGenetic Roulette in My Town
I attended a screening of the film Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives sponsored under the Academy of Lifelong Learning. Our town is an affluent university town and boasts the highest average...
View Articleimportant op ed on food by Mark Bittman
in today's New York Times, titled Abundance Doesn't Mean Health.Consider the following information, derived from Oxfam's "Good Enough to Eat" index rating of 125 nations: The results for the United...
View ArticleAnti-Capitalist Meetup: What Is Capitalism? Part I
There have appeared in this space several thought-provoking attempts to define capitalism, including here and here. Although this might seem to some a mere academic exercise, nothing could be further...
View ArticleMORE THAN JUST FOOD: CONNECTING FARM TO COMMUNITY
By Tory Field and Beverly BellPart 21 of the Harvesting Justice seriesJust Food in New York City is doing what its name suggests: working to make the food system more just. It does this, first, by...
View ArticleOR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) Calls On Congress To Pass The Genetically Engineered...
Received this e-mail today from Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR): Summer is here, and you know what I love? Corn on the cob. Personally, I just like a little butter. Or maybe a little salt and lots of...
View ArticleOR-Sen: Food Democracy Now! Teams Up With Jeff Merkley (D) To Repeal The...
Received this e-mail from Food Democracy Now! regarding the Monsanto Protection Act: This week, an amendment to repeal the Monsanto Protection Act could be introduced in Congress by Senator Jeff...
View ArticleFOOD FIGHT: Local Media Coverage
Our newspaper, the Corvallis Gazette Times, serves a population which boasts the most Democrats of any town in Oregon but also the highest median level of education in the state. Perhaps those two...
View ArticleA Real Wake-Up Call: Climate Change Is Now Messing With The Coffee!
What would your day be like without your morning coffee? Your holidays without that Apple Pie? Can you imagine a world where these tasty foods and beverages we take for granted are increasingly...
View ArticleSorry Righties but Biblical Noah was a Vegan Environmentalist!
Call me picayune, but yesterday morning, I woke up annoyed with Chris Hayes, Alex Wagner and all my MSNBC friends. My husband was blasting All In over the internet. Alex Wagner was reviewing the new...
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