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Wall Street deregulation has not only made the stock market extremely volatile, it has increased prices and price volatility in agricultural markets. The costs of protecting against price volatility are considerable for the future of agriculture not only in the U.S., but around the world.
Food and Power: a Need for Diversity, a Call for Courage
Late last month, an eager audience filled the historic Great Hall of Cooper Union, where Francis Moore Lappé quoted Cezanne and told us: “The day will come when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.”
Hundreds of participants and dozens of gathered at the International Water Forum at the UN. The main message is water problems are solvable, that none of the challenges are outside of the ability of humankind to resolve.
Our Hero: Doug DeCandia of the Food Bank for Westchester
As Food Growing Project Coordinator at the Food Bank for Westchester, Doug DeCandia manages a joint production-vocational program to grow fresh produce for those who experience food insecurity in Westchester. [Podcast length: 27 min.]
Have you ever seen a label that lists genetically engineered (GE) soy as an ingredient on these packages? No? That’s because the label doesn’t exist. Some folks are out to change that.
Drought or Deluge: Different Threats, Same Problems
Whether it’s the flooded Northeast or drought-stricken Texas, the threats are different, but the problems are the same: Farms are devastated, power plants shut down and water supplies are threatened.
While we have had our bad eating habits explained to us before, vegan triathlete Brendan Brazier brings a new perspective to the topic in his new book, Thrive Foods.
Sadly, this most current outbreak – involving Listeria monocytogenes, has been linked to 13 deaths in 18 states. It’s clear that more stringent standards are needed to keep pathogens out of the food system.
To give people a better idea of what solar looks like, the American Solar Energy Society organizes the annual National Solar Tour to show off solar installations on homes and businesses across the country. This year’s tour kicks off October 1st!
Wangari Maathai and the Real Work of Hope
Anna Lappe and her mother, Frances Moore Lappe, on the late Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai, who passed away earlier this week, leaving behind 45 million trees.
