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

In Cuba, a Cornucopia of Better Farms and Gardens

Blog | Carrington Morris | Oct 2, 2017

Photos by Carrington Morris. This article and the accompanying photos were originally published in Edible Long Island and appears in the September-October…

Campesino a Campesino 2017 Learning Tour: Mexico and Guatemala

Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Sep 19, 2017

Photos by Leonor Hurtado  Activists of the South Texas Alliance of Young Farmers (STAY Farmers), a member of the Texas…

News & Views Fall 2016: Agroecology “Lite”, the Food Sovereignty Prize, and Historic Wins

Food First News & Views | | Sep 13, 2017

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Comida, Clima e os Mitos que Mantêm Nosso Planeta Quente

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Annie Shattuck | Aug 16, 2017

Featured photo by Shannon DeCelle. Click here to view this Backgrounder in English. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Spanish.

La Alimentación, El Clima y los Mitos que Mantienen Caliente a Nuestro Planeta

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Annie Shattuck | Aug 16, 2017

Featured photo by Shannon DeCelle. Click here to view this Backgrounder in English. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Portuguese. 

Ending World Hunger: Fertile Ground is Short on Promises, Long on Results

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Aug 4, 2017

Released in English in March of 2017 by Food First Books in partnership with Groundswell International, the Spanish translation “Tierra…

Innovación Campesina y Agroecología en la Región Semiárida de Brasil

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Paulo Petersen | Aug 3, 2017

Este publicación es del libro Tierra Fértil: Desarrollando la Agroecología de Abajo hacia Arriba. Durante muchos años, los campesinos de la…

Food, Climate, and the Myths that Keep our Planet Hot

Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Annie Shattuck | Jul 11, 2017

Featured photo by Shannon Debelle. Click here to view this Backgrounder in Spanish.  Food First will be launching a climate series in…

Nyéléni Newsletter #30

Nyéléni Newsletter | | Jul 10, 2017

The international Nyéléni newsletter is the voice of the international movement for food sovereignty.  The main goal of Nyéléni is…

Food Sovereignty Tours in Cuba: Thoughts on the Importance of Soil

Blog | Marina Vergara | Jul 5, 2017

On our June Food Sovereignty Tour to Cuba, delegates visited La Coincidencia, a permaculture farm in Matanzas, Cuba. This farm…

“Food Evolution”: Propaganda for Public Support of GMOs

Blog | Miguel Altieri | Jun 22, 2017

I recently saw the documentary film Food Evolution, and my overall opinion is that it is a well thought out…

Trump, Food, and the Fate of a Toothless Climate Accord

Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Jun 1, 2017

Typically—via tweet—Donald Trump indicated he will likely pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accords. (We’ll know one way…