Author Archives for Erik Hazard
COVID-19 and indigenous peoples’ resilience
August 7, 2020 5:06 pm Leave your thoughts While the exact origins of COVID-19 have not yet been confirmed, the link between environmental damage and pandemics is well…
The Reports of Food First’s Destruction Are Greatly Exaggerated (with apologies to Mark Twain for borrowing his famous reply)
July 30, 2020 11:08 pm Leave your thoughts Dear Friends, Future Friends and Donors, The Board of Directors is engaged in restoring the full vitality of Food First,…
Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways Part 2
July 23, 2020 3:43 pm Comments Off on Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways Part 2 Cover image: Farmer cleaning quinoa. Photo by Claudia Urdanivia The following is the second part of a two-part report on…
Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways
July 16, 2020 3:57 pm Comments Off on Global Quinoa and Andean Foodways Cover photo: Field of potatoes that will be seeded with quinoa the following season. Photo by Fabiana Li. Variously advertised…
A Message from the Food First Board President
June 29, 2020 2:12 pm Comments Off on A Message from the Food First Board President As Nigerian novelist Chimananda Ngozi Adichie wisely counsels: “The danger of a single story” is that it makes one incomplete…
Following Up On Our Previous Board Statement About Leadership Change
June 29, 2020 2:12 pm Comments Off on Following Up On Our Previous Board Statement About Leadership Change The board of directors of Food First believes deeply in the organization’s mission “to end the injustices that cause hunger…
Leadership Update: A Message from the Food First Board of Directors
June 25, 2020 2:47 pm Comments Off on Leadership Update: A Message from the Food First Board of Directors The Institute for Food and Development Policy, better known as Food First, works to end the injustices that cause hunger…
Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and All Who Fight to Dismantle White Supremacy
June 9, 2020 8:34 pm Comments Off on Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and All Who Fight to Dismantle White Supremacy “Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice…
Watch: A Whiskey with Raj Patel, Ahna Kruzic, Jim Goodman, and M. Jahi Chappell
June 3, 2020 9:08 pm Comments Off on Watch: A Whiskey with Raj Patel, Ahna Kruzic, Jim Goodman, and M. Jahi Chappell On Tuesday, June 2nd, Food First’s M. Jahi Chappell was joined by Raj Patel, Ahna Kruzic, and Jim Goodman to…
Times of Crisis Demand Counterstories for Change
May 30, 2020 12:03 am Comments Off on Times of Crisis Demand Counterstories for Change The world is currently bearing witness to a unique historical moment. Profound and catastrophic environmental, economic, and health crises are…
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