Land & Resources
A global wave of land and water grabs is concentrating farmland and other food producing resources in the hands of a few, with serious consequences for both rural and urban communities. For an introduction to this issue, download our Food First Issue Primer on Land & Resources
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…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…
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