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The Food First Blog features news from the US and global food movement, and original analysis from Food First staff, fellows, board members, allies and research interns. Blog highlights are featured in our monthly e-newsletters. Click here to subscribe.
The Forest Farms Still Stand: Indonesia’s Krui Forest Farmers Persist in the Face of Capitalism’s Relentless Squeeze
Blog | David Gilbert | Sep 11, 2019
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
Blog | Miriam Osman | Sep 6, 2019
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
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Aug 30, 2019
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
Blog | David Bacon | Aug 12, 2019
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?
Blog | Heidi Kleiner | Jul 9, 2019
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
Blog | Heidi Kleiner | Jun 11, 2019
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
Blog | Food First | Jun 5, 2019
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
Blog | Marilyn Borchardt | May 23, 2019
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)
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Heidi Kleiner | May 20, 2019
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
Blog | Habib Ayeb | May 2, 2019
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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