Politics & Activism
interested to know about fallout from japan?
Here is a wonderful source of information to keep you up at night. http://fairewinds.org/
mesoamerica resiste!
The latest from the Beehive Collective! Support the project HERE [kickstarter url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beehivecollective/hatch-the-beehives-epic-story-graphic-mesoamerica width=480] It's done, it's done!!! We can't wait for you to see our newest illustration! Help us print […]
10 senators in favor of GMO labeling
THE TREMENDOUS TEN: WOMEN IN THE SENATE SUPPORT LABELING OF GMO FOOD Fairfield, IA – November 10, 2013-- The Truth in Labeling Coalition today released their TREMENDOUS TEN list of […]
I like this part of the organic movement
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI8zSr8nkMk]
small farmers journal, a great resource
[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/76105043] Sign up here.
euro greens and shiva joint petition
*European Greens and Vandana Shiva launch joint petition on seed legislation * Brussels- October 2 , 2013. Today, on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday the European Greens together with Navdanya, the organization […]
last chance to keep civil eats up and running
Let's not lose this powerful resource! Visit their kickstarter page and chip in. 2 Days to go! Check out some of their great work at civileats.com if you're not convinced. […]
irish farmers very direct at ploughing championships
President says young farmers need land Helping young farmers to access land is the greatest challenge facing modern agriculture, President Michael D Higgins said at the opening of the National […]
farmers need health care
We know you've been busy bees in the fields, but you may want to take a moment to jump on the computer and check out the changes coming to national […]
mapping for intervention or mapping for conquest?
Scientists have compiled the first soil atlas of Africa to help the general public, policymakers, land users, and scientists understand and manage the continent’s key resource. Put together by a […]
GMO OMG
[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/71035892] http://www.gmofilm.com
pacific NW+alaska USDA grain prices
USDA Announces Harvest Prices for 2013 Crop Year Small Grains and Canola Revenue Products SPOKANE, Wash., September 5, 2013 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced approved harvest prices for […]
this is what stopping fracking looks like
On Thursday, MoveOn members joined Americans Against Fracking—and actress and activist Daryl Hannah—at the White House to deliver 650,000 public comments to the Bureau of Land Management demanding a ban […]
farmland grab at home
Despite Drop in Commodity Prices, Farmland Values Rise By PAUL SULLIVAN DAN LINDSTROM remembers looking at a piece of Nebraska farmland six or seven years ago that cost $3,300 an […]
rural perspectives on the farm bill
Farm Bill out of touch with Rural Americans by The Center for Rural Affairs, 26 July 2013 The US House of Representatives’ farm bill is out of touch with rural […]
rally to stop the trans pacific partnership
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/72276251 w=500&h=375] Check out this video of the rally held in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th against Fast Track and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is […]
groovy activist artist conference
Gabfestry for Creative Dissenters August 19-24, 2013 What is this? Gabfestry will be an opportunity for politically minded artists (of all media) to geek-out, talk shop, learn from each other, […]
GMO vandalism not reported in mainstream
But useful to know about. 40 Tons of GMO Crops TORCHED in America, Media Blackout Though the controlled corporate media apparatus is suppressing the story, 40 tons of GMO crops […]
millions to dead farmers
Play dead, and maybe the government will send YOU some money? GAO Audit: USDA Paid Millions To Thousands Of Dead Farmers As Congress readies for another budget showdown, the non-partisan […]
If you are in Europe...
Camp 2013 Reclaim the Fields and AusgeCO2hlt invite you to an actioncamp in Rhineland, close to Cologne (Germany), from August 23 until September 6 2013. For three days we will […]
the indigenous farming project
Planting Justice in the Owens Valley: the Indigenous Farming Project by May Nguyen of Planting Justice I’ve been working on behalf of Planting Justice with a project called the Indigenous […]
the big potato swap
via the Field Liberation Movement. Way to go, Belgians! On May 29th 2011, hundreds of activists decontaminated a GM potato field trial in Wetteren (BE). They pulled up genetically modified potatoes […]
weigh in with the NFFC
The National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) is hosting its summer board meeting at Stony Point Retreat Center, about an hour north of New York City, July 19-21. This is an […]
1700 hectares of public land
Land Trusts Across the Pond from The Agrarian Trust July 1, 2013 [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/65132998 w=500&h=281] A trust for public land in France: Terre de Liens is a civil society organization created […]
what are we fighting for
http://www.youngfarmers.org/policy/platform/ A great set of talking points for this moment of pause between farm bills!
cayuga needs our help
LOCAL FAMILY FARM NEEDS HELP RISING FROM THE ASHES Indiegogo campaign HERE Family-owned Cayuga Pure Organics, an organic farm near Ithaca NY, has been producing beans and grains for area […]
save the honeybees
A note from the folks at Greenpeace: Scientists have linked a powerful class of pesticides called “neonics” to increases in bee die-offs. Due in part to these deadly toxic chemicals, 31% […]
land grabs in ethiopia
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-D-9ZUvaZtg] from the Oakland Institute. Ethiopia has been the focus of aggressive foreign agricultural investment, leasing out nearly 3.6 million hectares of land for commercial farm ventures from 2008-2010. This […]
american dream: taking on the meat industry
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8LNaECqH2q0] Watch the full movie here.
bill to help young farmers, new york
Hello. I am happy to announce that a bill relating to access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers has been introduced in both the New York State […]
washington state school district serves it fresh
Wenatchee recognized for lunchroom makeover By K.C. Mehaffey World staff writer Saturday, May 25, 2013 WENATCHEE — Efforts to improve school lunches offered in the Wenatchee School District have gained […]
ag census!
A reminder from the Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund May 31, 2013 is the last day to return your Agriculture Census Form! (1) By Mail: Farmers can return […]
gmo rally in augusta, maine
Right To Know GMO: Citizen Lobby Day Thursday, May 30th 8:00 a.m. To 4:00 p.m. At The Capitol In Augusta Please come to the State House to help us shore […]
Via the National Wildlife Federation. At close to midnight last night, the House Agriculture Committee voted 36-10 to approve the farm bill. Unfortunately, the bill they passed out of committee […]
vilsack on usda discrimination
Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance Fund Contacts: Heather Gray [email protected] / 404 765 0991 www.federation.coop USDA discrimination by Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-vp-0506voicelettersbriefs-20130506,0,2259372.story In "Easy harvest; A […]