The Commons, Legally
David Bollier digs into the commons, and what law students, and all of us should know about our shared properties. From the article: If you mention “the commons” to someone today, the first idea that usually comes to mind is “the tragedy of the commons.” That idea was launched by biologist Garrett Hardin in the […]
End of a Prison Farm, Opportunities for Local Farmers
Prospective farmers have until 10 a.m. Monday to submit bids to lease parcels of land at the Guilford County Prison Farm, county staff said at a walk-through Tuesday at the facility. “We want to do a bid process to make it available to as many people as possible, in order to not get accused of […]
Proposed Museum Could Unveil History, and Future
In a small beach haven in North Florida, there once lived a society separate from the economic realities of Jim Crow era America. As in many U.S. towns during that time, Black America was it’s own country with alternative economic structures, vacation spots and citizens. MaVynee Betsch has always placed her faith in this forgotten […]
Citizens of a New Nation
A group advocating for the protection of watersheds opens up the philosophy of citizenship to explore a new type of “nation”. From the Rose Coalition of Watershed’s web page. Rose C.O.W. citizenship is not a legally binding but rather a self-selecting community composed of individuals who place the survival of mother earth as the highest calling […]
Women’s Access to Land Reaches Legislature in Ghana
A report from Ghana Web details new government support for “smallholder farmers.” From the article: The President of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs pledged his support to help increase women’s access to land for agriculture purposes and called on chiefs in the region to address existing challenges to women’s access to agricultural lands. […]
Divestment, Investment and What’s Happening with Big Money
The Guardian newspaper has recently set on a campaign in part to encourage the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to divest from fossil fuels. Meanwhile, AGRA Watch has released a report that the BMGF is sponsoring a meeting in London “to promote a recent report detailing in clear terms how to privatize the seed […]
Farm Financing for Beginners
Learn from a farmer who has been through it herself in this post from farmer Katie Spring. For beginning farmers, finding the support to start your own farm or to improve your existing farm can seem like a challenge. This challenge doesn’t necessarily let up for the first few years—for perspective, a beginning farmer is […]
Food & Law Policy Stream Today! 1-4 Central Time
Register Here to Watch Free symposium, live-streamed with easy online viewing in real time: Food Law & Policy: The Past, the Present, and the Future March 20th from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. the Journal of Food Law & Policy celebrates its 10th anniversary with a symposium. Speakers will be: Neil Hamilton, Dwight D. Opperman […]
Conference on Land and Poverty: Who Does the World Bank Serve?
A post published by Our Land Our Business asks what’s really happening at the 15th Conference on Land and Poverty in Washington D.C., scheduled for March 23-27th. From the post: “The big question is whose interests the World Bank really serves. While they spend considerable time and money painting themselves as champions of the poor, the […]
New Hampshire Land Access Mixers! 3/23 and 3/24
If you are looking to buy or lease farmland in New Hampshire or are looking for a farmer on your land, check out these two Free Farmland Access Info nights organized by Land for Good in cooperation with Cheshire County Conservation District, UNH and Monadnock Conservancy. Food, beer and farmers. March 23, 2015: Hannah Grimes Center, Keene, NH 6:00 […]