
Author Archives for Erik Hazard


Democrats Must Show that Politics Can Improve Struggling People’s Lives
February 4, 2021 7:14 pm Comments Off on Democrats Must Show that Politics Can Improve Struggling People’s Lives Throughout the year, Food First plans to provide perspective on some of the policies that the new Biden administration, as…
Parity: An Economic Foundation for an Agroecological System
January 12, 2021 4:41 pm Comments Off on Parity: An Economic Foundation for an Agroecological System This article was produced by Disparity to Parity and was republished here with permission. Joan Robinson, a renowned economist of…
Our Commitment
December 24, 2020 3:46 pm Comments Off on Our Commitment As 2020, a year fraught with multiple challenges ends, Food First, a “Think and Do Tank,” looks to the new…
Will the Supreme Court Overrule Farmworker Union Rights?
December 18, 2020 7:59 pm Comments Off on Will the Supreme Court Overrule Farmworker Union Rights? This article was produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main. It is republished here with permission. Not long…
Remembering Hank Herrera
November 24, 2020 3:59 pm Comments Off on Remembering Hank Herrera We were saddened today to learn the news of Hank Herrera’s passing. Hank Herrera was a friend, colleague, fellow social…
How Farmers and Farmworkers are Combating California Fires
November 5, 2020 5:38 pm Comments Off on How Farmers and Farmworkers are Combating California Fires All things considered, the fire season of 2020 is likely to go down in history as the year in which…
Showdown at the Ballot Box in California: Gig Workers Versus Big Tech
October 29, 2020 5:37 pm Comments Off on Showdown at the Ballot Box in California: Gig Workers Versus Big Tech A major decision that may impact the future of work and have implications for food justice will be made on…
USFSA Statement in Defense of Agroecology and the Right to Food
October 7, 2020 5:17 pm Comments Off on USFSA Statement in Defense of Agroecology and the Right to Food Ambassador Kip Tom, On behalf of the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA), we write to express our firm opposition to…
Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges: Part 2
September 16, 2020 4:32 pm Comments Off on Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges: Part 2 The following is the second part of an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) …
Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges
August 31, 2020 9:41 pm Comments Off on Philippine Banana Cooperatives’ Successes and Challenges The following is an interview between Kahlil Apuzen-Ito from Foundation for Agrarian Reform Cooperatives in Mindanao (FARMCOOP) and Food First’s…