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.
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…
Aloha Aina! Food First’s Marilyn Borchardt and the Hawaiian Food Sovereignty Movement
Blog | AltruVistas | May 4, 2018
This post was originally published by AltruVistas. The following is an interview with Marilyn Borchardt, who has worked with Food…
Defend Aunti Frances! A Panel and Fundraiser
Blog | Parisa Yekalamlari | Jan 26, 2018
Photo by Francesco Guerrieri On Wednesday, January 17th three panelists – allies and comrades of Aunti Frances, a beloved East…
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