Anti-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...
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OR-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...
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OR-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...
View ArticleDISEASE OUTBREAK! If you like/use/have fresh basil, READ THIS NOW.
If you have fresh basil in your kitchen, CHECK IT NOW. The Centers for Disease Control is investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to fresh basil. Infections have been...
View ArticleCity Agriculture - November 7, 2019
Net Zero plant-filled Singapore pavilion for Dubai’s 2020 World Expo...
View ArticleFood for Thought: Instead of Killing the Planet, Reduce or Put Food Waste to...
By Karen Rubin, News-Photos-Features.comOne third of all the food produced in the world is wasted, but in the United States, that figure balloons to 40%. Even more indicting is the fact that 90% of...
View ArticleA New Year's Resolution: Project Drawdown
It’s a new year, an election year, a leap year. A year in which we must do more, be more. Many somethings more. As an environmental scientist, I’m intimately aware of just how awful the climate...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v14.36: Food During Emergencies and Natural Disasters
With the coronavirus, as well as tornado season upon us, I thought it would be nice to explore some recipes and ideas that may be helpful to a person when dealing with an emergency. The first part of...
View ArticleUpd 7: 3 dead from eating listeria-tainted salad. Store brands, 370+ products...
Friday, Dec 24, 2021 · 5:57:56 AM +00:00 · 1BQ NPR reports: Fresh Express announced Monday that it was recalling some 225 varieties of salads that were produced at its Streamwood, Ill., facility and...
View ArticleUrban Ag for Community Health, Security and Resiliency
Diversifying agriculture is imperative for civilization to survive the next century. We need grains and staples, and can be thankful that most of the billions of people on Earth get adequate nutrition....
View ArticleCity Agriculture - September 11, 2022
Sweden’s first carbon-positive district, Ljusekulla integrates agriculture throughout its 80 hectareshttps://www.skanska.se/en-us/about-skanska/sustainability/h22/ljusekulla/ hat tip: We Don’t Have...
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Regenerative Agriculture--Drought all around, but I have water! == PART...
A note about why and How! For the soil to absorb and hold water, there needs to be lots of humus and the associated growth of microorganisms. I just want to note that the oat-field pea combination...
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...
View ArticleDISEASE OUTBREAK! If you like/use/have fresh basil, READ THIS NOW.
If you have fresh basil in your kitchen, CHECK IT NOW. The Centers for Disease Control is investigating a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to fresh basil. Infections have been...
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