Author Archives for Erik Hazard
The Forest Farms Still Stand: Indonesia’s Krui Forest Farmers Persist in the Face of Capitalism’s Relentless Squeeze
September 11, 2019 7:01 pm Comments Off on The Forest Farms Still Stand: Indonesia’s Krui Forest Farmers Persist in the Face of Capitalism’s Relentless Squeeze One January morning in the middle of Indonesia’s rainy season I joined a few activist-ecologist friends for an eight hour…
Escaping the Circle of Poison in the US
September 6, 2019 5:37 pm Comments Off on Escaping the Circle of Poison in the US This July, the EPA announced that it would not ban Chlorpyrifos, allowing their sale for non-household use to continue to…
Parity pricing: for climate and economic justice
August 30, 2019 10:33 pm Comments Off on Parity pricing: for climate and economic justice This post was originally published at Pesticide Action Network: North America. I went home to Iowa back in July, and…
Farmworkers Rise Up Against Trump and Labor Exploitation
August 12, 2019 11:35 pm Comments Off on Farmworkers Rise Up Against Trump and Labor Exploitation Marchers take part in the Farmworker March for Dignity 2019, on August 4, 2019, in Whatcom County, Washington. David Bacon …
Antitrust on the Campaign Trail: Will the Candidates Do What It Takes?
July 9, 2019 11:14 pm Comments Off on Antitrust on the Campaign Trail: Will the Candidates Do What It Takes? Antitrust law are back on the political agenda, thanks to the 2020 presidential campaign. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and other…
Trade War with China: The Crisis (and the Solution) Behind the Hype
June 11, 2019 8:56 pm Comments Off on Trade War with China: The Crisis (and the Solution) Behind the Hype The US trade war with China and its impacts on agriculture have occupied a lot of media time. But none…
Food First Announces New Executive Director
June 5, 2019 5:31 pm Comments Off on Food First Announces New Executive Director CONTACT: Erik Hazard, ehazard@foodfirst.org, 510 – 654 – 4400 Ext. 221 (Oakland) The Food First Board of Directors and staff…
What’s Cooking at Food First: Black bean and Sweet Potato Stew
May 23, 2019 6:42 pm Comments Off on What’s Cooking at Food First: Black bean and Sweet Potato Stew Black Beans are known in the Basque Country as Tolosa Beans. On occasion, we have grown shelling beans in our…
What is parity? (And why you should care)
May 20, 2019 9:06 pm Comments Off on What is parity? (And why you should care) During a recent campaign stump through the Midwest, Bernie Sanders walked the fields in Iowa, posed on a tractor, and…
Building Food Sovereignty in Tunisia
May 2, 2019 5:24 pm Comments Off on Building Food Sovereignty in Tunisia The Tunisian government is in high-level talks to remove the last crumbling barriers protecting Tunisian agriculture. Efforts to capitalize on…
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