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

CUSAN March News Brief

Blog | Elspeth Hay | Apr 26, 2019

Take a look at at this article about Cuba’s agroecology movement and what we can learn from it. This article…

Eric Holt-Giménez Presents ‘How to Feed the World Without Destroying It?’ on March 18 at UVM

Blog | Allison Spain | Mar 13, 2019

Eric will be visiting UVM on Monday, March 18 and giving a talk in the Livak Ballroom of the Davis Center…

Food, Climate, and the Green New Deal: A Social Contract for Justice?

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Eric Holt-Giménez and Heidi Kleiner | Mar 11, 2019

Download a PDF version of this article here. The Green New Deal has taken the country by storm. The non-binding…

Puede la agricultura urbana alimentar a las ciudades?

Blog | Miguel Altieri | Feb 15, 2019

To view this article in English, click here. Universidad de California, Berkeley Centro LatinoAmericano de Investigaciones Agroecologicas (CELIA) En el…

How urban agriculture can improve food security in US cities

Blog | Miguel Altieri | Feb 14, 2019

Cover Photo: City Farm is a working sustainable farm that has operated in Chicago for over 30 years. Linda from…

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…

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…