Sweet Land: The Story of a Collaborative Farming Model that Saved Two Dairies

Nov 17, 2019 • Agrarian Commons, Commons Alliance, Food Systems and Security, Land Access Stories • By Eliza Spellman Taylor

This is the story of the revival of two dairy farms as a result of regenerative farming practices, savvy marketing, and an openness to sharing land and cows. It’s written from a series of conversations at a farmer’s market in Roanoke, Virginia, where the author and Sweet Land farmers are neighbor-vendors. Rob and Erin Lisenby […]

Building Power: Advancing a People’s Agenda for Food Sovereignty & Climate Justice

Sep 20, 2018 • Food Systems and Security, Land Justice and Equity • By Jamie Pottern

What does an equitable food system look like in world that values corporate profits over people, health, and the environment? What would a grassroots movement of people look like—a movement large enough to fight those interests and win? What does it look like for a national food movement to “build power”? These are just some of the larger questions that arose at the US Food Sovereignty Alliance (USFSA)’s Northeast Regional Assembly…