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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.
Basque Ciderhouses: Community resource and cultural tradition
Blog | Eva Holt-Rusmore | Mar 24, 2011
The Basque Country is rich in agricultural diversity, from horticulture to pastorialism; the Basque farmer has been able to make…
South Korea, Part I: Food is key to national identity…but farmers are left out.
Blog | Anders Riel Muller | Mar 22, 2011
Take a walk through Seoul, South Korea’s capital of more than 10 million (24.5 million in the Seoul Metropolitan Area)…
Wheat: The New Frontier
Blog | William Wroblewski | Mar 15, 2011
Earlier this year, the US Department of Agriculture opened the door for the unregulated use of Monsanto’s genetically modified alfalfa. Made…
Don’t Touch my Land! Peasant resistance to land grabs in Mali
Blog | Tanya M. Kerssen | Mar 12, 2011
One thing is clear from my recent trip to Mali and Senegal, there is a war being waged against West African…
Solidarity is Difficult Work
Blog | Tanya M. Kerssen | Mar 10, 2011
New film raises important questions for NGOs, researchers and activists The new movie by Spanish director Icíar Bollaín, Even the…
Why Cubans Eat Organic: Alternative paths to sustainable food
Blog | Clare McInerney | Mar 2, 2011
There is no denying it. The U.S. food movement is abuzz with energy—from urban agriculture to CSAs, Food Policy Councils…
Basque Marmitako, a Traditional Fishers’ Stew
Blog | Tanya M. Kerssen | Mar 1, 2011
In the beautiful port town of Lekeitio, in the Spanish Basque Country, fishermen and women sell their daily catch at…
Egypt and Beyond: Africa and the movement for global democracy
Blog | Tanya M. Kerssen | Feb 12, 2011
I never watch CNN. But during my 10-hour layover at JFK on my way to Dakar, there’s no escaping it.…
Yucca Bread: a Cuban classic
Blog | Zoe Brent | Jan 27, 2011
Yucca, or yuca, a food crop with many names and spellings – also commonly called manioc or cassava – has…
Cuba’s Army of Farmers
Blog | Zoe Brent | Jan 27, 2011
After spending the morning weeding in the hot sun soaking up the rhythm of the farm, we sought the comforts…
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