Author Archives for Erik Hazard
Organic Farms Are Under Attack from Agribusiness, Weakened Standards
March 19, 2019 5:50 pm Comments Off on Organic Farms Are Under Attack from Agribusiness, Weakened Standards The certified organic label has helped save many generational farms and enabled people like me, who do not come from…ECOLOGÍA POLÍTICA DE LA AGRICULTURA: Agroecología y posdesarrollo
March 15, 2019 4:38 pm Comments Off on ECOLOGÍA POLÍTICA DE LA AGRICULTURA: Agroecología y posdesarrollo To download this as a PDF, click here.
Eric Holt-Giménez Presents ‘How to Feed the World Without Destroying It?’ on March 18 at UVM
March 13, 2019 4:46 pm Comments Off on Eric Holt-Giménez Presents ‘How to Feed the World Without Destroying It?’ on March 18 at UVM Eric will be visiting UVM on Monday, March 18 and giving a talk in the Livak Ballroom of the Davis Center…
A Letter from Our Executive Director on His Retirement
March 4, 2019 5:38 pm Comments Off on A Letter from Our Executive Director on His Retirement When I left home fifty years ago, my mother hugged me, smiled, and said: Vaya con Dios—go with God. I…
Food First’s Executive Director Announces His Retirement
March 4, 2019 5:27 pm Comments Off on Food First’s Executive Director Announces His Retirement Dear Friend of Food First, As President of the Food First Board of Directors, I am writing to share the…
Puede la agricultura urbana alimentar a las ciudades?
February 15, 2019 8:44 pm Comments Off on Puede la agricultura urbana alimentar a las ciudades? To view this article in English, click here. Universidad de California, Berkeley Centro LatinoAmericano de Investigaciones Agroecologicas (CELIA) En el…
How urban agriculture can improve food security in US cities
February 14, 2019 6:48 pm Comments Off on How urban agriculture can improve food security in US cities Cover Photo: City Farm is a working sustainable farm that has operated in Chicago for over 30 years. Linda from…
Ecuador’s San Clemente: A Reflection of Shifted Indigenous Economies
February 5, 2019 7:58 pm Comments Off on Ecuador’s San Clemente: A Reflection of Shifted Indigenous Economies The processed, pre-packaged food in the small, Ecuadorian indigenous village of San Clemente puzzled me. Why would a village so…
Campesinos y Ecologistas Ecuatorianos Ganan La Batalla en Contra de los Transgénicos
January 24, 2019 9:00 pm Comments Off on Campesinos y Ecologistas Ecuatorianos Ganan La Batalla en Contra de los Transgénicos Un Juez Constitucional de lo Civil del cantón Quevedo (Provincia de Los Ríos – Ecuador), aceptó una acción de protección…
Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It?
January 7, 2019 8:03 pm Comments Off on Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? CONTACT: Erik Hazard, ehazard@foodfirst.org, 562-472-6908 (Oakland) In his new book titled Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It? Eric Holt-Giménez, Executive Director of…
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