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.
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…
You Can’t Evict Community Power: Food Justice and Eviction Defense in Oakland, CA
Blog | Alison Alkon | Dec 11, 2017
For more information or to get involved, visit DefendAuntiFrances.org On Tuesday afternoons, North Oakland’s Driver’s Plaza is a lively place. Neighbors gather to…
Video: A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism – Understanding Food Waste
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Dec 1, 2017
Co-published with Monthly Review Press Available November 2017, $25 from foodfirst.org For review copies or interview and speaking inquiries with author Eric…
Scholarship Winners: Food Sovereignty Tour Cuba 2017
Blog | John Spradling | Nov 27, 2017
Thanks to the generosity of Food Sovereignty Tour donors, we have sent 3 food sovereignty activists to Cuba, enabling them…
Video: Author Eric Holt-Giménez Discusses A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism
Blog | Leonor Hurtado | Nov 15, 2017
Co-published with Monthly Review Press Available November 2017, $25 from foodfirst.org For review copies or interview and speaking inquiries with author Eric…
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