Help Grow the Future of Farming
From the Grange School: Family and Friends, I am writing to you with a thrilling story and a humble request. As some of you know, this year I am pursuing the ambitious goal of starting up a new residential training program for aspiring farmers… For people like me who are passionate about turning the food […]
Forces of Nature: Gray Brechin Environmental Video
Losing Land: Native American History
Reminder: Farm Leasing Workshop Thursday
Workshop on Farm Leasing for Farmers and Landowners—June 26 Saratoga Springs, NY (June 23)—A workshop about farm leasing for farmers and owners of agricultural land, co-hosted by American Farmland Trust, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County and Saratoga PLAN, will be held on Thursday, June 26 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Cornell […]
Roots of Radical Food Justice Free Saturday Workshops in Oakland
Free Food N’ Justice Workshop @ the Feel the Beet! Farmers Market Grace Ave @Lowell St. (Next to Destiny Arts at 970 Grace Ave, Oakland 94608) in the Golden Gate District of North Oakland www.phatbeetsproduce.org/event June 21, 2014 Roots of Radical Food Justice: The Black Panther’s “Free Breakfast Program” (Family friendly storytelling) Start Time: 11:00 am Ends: 1:00 […]
New England Food Vision
From Food Solutions New England A New England Food Vision is a collaborative report that considers the future of our region: a future in which food nourishes a social, economic, and environmental landscape that supports a high quality of life for everyone, including generations to come. Read A New England Food Vision! Read the Full […]
Agrarian Trust Advisory Board’s Wes Jackson on Ecology Hour Radio
Listen to Wes Jackson on the Ecology Hour
Past Common Sense: Agrarian Justice
An idea over two centuries old. Still seems like a pretty good idea. What can we take from our past to help secure our future? Agrarian Justice by Thomas Paine 1795 To preserve the benefits of what is called civilized life, and to remedy at the same time the evil which it has produced, ought […]
The Fire Next time is Now: Thoughts from the Environmental Front
originally published by the Texas Observer online in 2011 by Robert Jensen The fire next time is now: Environmental historian Angus Wright’s call for a planetary patriotism Angus Wright has a way of saying things we may not want to hear in a way that’s hard to ignore. An example: During a meeting of […]
Food Ethics Roundtable 6/19 at NYU
Whose Responsibility? Marketing and the Ethics of Big Food Date: Thursday, June 19, 2014 Time: 6:00-7:30 pm (reception from 6:00-6:30) Venue: Grand Hall at NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 Is there anything inherently wrong with the way snack foods are developed and marketed? How much responsibility should rest on […]