The Monsanto Protection Act – We’re Happy to See It Go!
Food justice activists won a victory this week as the United States Senate voted not to extend the “Monsanto Protection #8221; The act is set to expire on September...
Garment Factory Collapse in Bangladesh: 382 Dead So Far
Photo Source We are deeply saddened and angered by the lives lost in the recent collapse of a garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh. A news report in the...
Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields
Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated. Delicious meals can be made with very few good quality ingredients, and often the best meals are. Looking through the recipe cards left...
Why Grow More Food: Squeezing Profits from Long Value Chains
The concept of a value chain is useful in understanding how our food system works. As food moves from the field to the table, various people including farmers, distributors,...
Learning from China’s Mistakes
Photo Source: Morning Whistle In a recent article published in the Journal of Peasant Studies, a perceptive analysis by the Sociologist Michael Levien looks at the effect on rural...