Agroecology
As both the “science of sustainable agriculture” and a political project, agroecology works to decentralize power and promote equity and ecological resilience in our food systems. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Agroecology
Ecuador’s San Clemente: A Reflection of Shifted Indigenous Economies
Blog | Marisa Weinstock | Feb 5, 2019
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
Blog | Red por una América Latina Libre de Transgénicos | Jan 24, 2019
Un Juez Constitucional de lo Civil del cantón Quevedo (Provincia de Los Ríos – Ecuador), aceptó una acción de protección…
Can Food as a Commons Advance Food Sovereignty?
Academic Publication | | Dec 20, 2018
Please take a look at Food First’s chapter in Routledge’s Handbook of Food as a Commons. This chapter was co-authored by Food…
The Green New Deal: Fulcrum for the farm and food justice movement?
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Dec 17, 2018
Over eight decades ago, the Dust Bowl devastated over 100,000,000 acres of agricultural land and the Great Depression threw 15…Can We Feed the World Without Destroying It?
Book | | Dec 12, 2018
Release Date: January 7th. Buy your pre-release order today! “An important and accessible guide for critical thinking to tackle the…
Nyéléni Newsletter #35: Food Sovereignty at the rural-urban interface
Nyéléni Newsletter | Food First | Dec 10, 2018
Food First was honored to edit this edition of the Nyeleni Newsletter on the role of Food sovereignty at the…
Berkeley y la traición de su legado agrícola
Blog | Miguel Altieri | Nov 29, 2018
La Universidad de California-Berkeley, UCB, es una universidad establecida en tierras públicas cedidas por el gobierno federal en virtud de…
Berkeley: The Betrayal of an Agricultural Legacy
Blog | Miguel Altieri | Nov 19, 2018
Cover Photo: Miguel Altieri speaking at “Occupy the Farm.” The University of California-Berkeley is a land-grant university, established by the…
Welcome to Country: Talking story with the Australian food movement
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Nov 7, 2018
“Each one of us has a totem. It can be an animal or a tree. We can’t eat it and…
Peasants’ Rights Declaration Presented Before the UN General Assembly
Blog | La Vía Campesina | Oct 26, 2018
New York – October 26, 2018 – The “UN Declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural…
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