The Launch of SOCLA North America
Blog | Stella Carnegie | Dec 1, 2016
On November 17 2016, over 50 researchers, students and farm activists gathered in UC Berkeley’s Moffitt Hall to celebrate the…
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
Black Agrarianism: Resistance
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Dãnia C. Davy, Edward “Jerry” Pennick, Savonala Horne and Tracy Lloyd McCurty | Nov 15, 2016
The following is the sixth installment in our Dismantling Racism in the Food System series, and is from 2017’s forthcoming book Land Justice: Re-imagining…
Elections 2016: A Message from Food First
Blog | Food First | Nov 10, 2016
Photo by Stephen Melkisethian / CC BY Friends of Food First, Like you, we’re feeling this election’s devastating setbacks; but now more…
La Agroecología “Lite”: Cooptación y Resistencia en los Países del Norte
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Miguel Altieri | Oct 18, 2016
Translation by Coline Charrasse. La Revolución Verde es un modelo tecnológico estandarizado que pretende desarrollar agrícola mundial y que surgió en…
Agroecology “Lite:” Cooptation and Resistance in the Global North
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez and Miguel Altieri | Oct 18, 2016
The Green Revolution is a one-size-fits-all technological model for global agricultural development that originated in the breadbasket of the United…
2016 Food Sovereignty Prize Ceremony
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Oct 14, 2016
SEATTLE, WA – The US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA) is pleased to announce the honorees of the eighth annual…
Carmelo Ruiz Marrero ¡PRESENTE!
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Sep 24, 2016
(1967 – September 6, 2016 Puerto Rico) Carmelo, a man of integrity, dedicated himself to the preservation of the environment,…
The Move to Agroecology: Incremental or Radical Change?
Blog | Ilja Van Lammeren | Aug 26, 2016
On Wednesday, August 17th Food First’s Eric Holt Giménez moderated the monthly panel event at La Peña Cultural Center, which…
As raízes do Agrarianismo Negro
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Gail Myers and Owusu Bandele | Aug 25, 2016
To view this Backgrounder in English click here, in French here, and Spanish here.
Major U.S. Labor, Human Rights, Environmental and Women’s Organizations Denounce “legislative coup” against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff
Blog | Ahna Kruzic | Aug 23, 2016
The United States Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA), of which Food First is a member, signed the organizational letter supporting democracy…
Special Report: US Organic Farming Hotspots – An Opportunity for Rural Communities?
Blog | Marilyn Borchardt | Aug 12, 2016
“For us, cheese has always been a vehicle to achieve this other thing,” Mateo Kehler of Jasper Hill Farm said.…
Agroecology and Industrial Farming: Leveling the Playing Field
Blog | Ahna Kruzic and Eric Holt-Giménez | Aug 5, 2016
You can view and comment on this article via the Huffington Post here. Driving across the United States, the landscape…
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