US Food Justice
Food justice sees the lack of healthy food in poor communities as a human rights issue and draws from grassroots struggles and US organizing traditions such as the civil rights and environmental justice movements.
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…
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…
This Thanksgiving, Remember the People’s History of Our Food
Blog | Eric Holt-Giménez | Nov 21, 2018
“Afterwards they (as many as were able) began to plant their corn, in which service Squanto [Tisquantum] stood them in…
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…
News and Views Fall 2018
Food First News & Views | Erik Hazard | Oct 5, 2018
Click here to download this News and Views, or view in full below. Want to see what Food First has…
Organic Food: Where Do We Go from Here
Backgrounders & Issue Brief | Elizabeth Henderson | Oct 5, 2018
Click here to download this backgrounder, or view in full below. Hydroponics and tiny chicken “porches,” are the latest in…
The Ugly Truth of Ugly Produce
Blog | The Phat Beets Crew | Aug 16, 2018
Back in 2015 we at Phat Beets Produce received a curious email from a “startup” produce company serving the East…
Parity and Farm Justice: Recipe for a Resilient Food System
Blog | Ahna Kruzic, George Naylor and Patti Edwardson Naylor | Jul 25, 2018
Click here to download this backgrounder, or view in full below. Every 4-5 years, the U.S. Farm Bill bounces back…
Taking on the C-Word
Academic Publication | Teresa M. Mares | May 10, 2018
This book review was originally published by the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. What role does love…
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