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an invitation from the Oakland Intitute to join a discussion of the recently released research: Biotechnology and Agricultural Development: Transgenic Cotton, Rural Institutions and Resource-Poor Farmers March 18, 2010 Lunch […]

raw milk advocates speak out! read about recent raw milk hearings in Wisconsin in this article by rick barret of the journal sentinel Eau Claire — Hundreds of raw milk […]

if you're in the Hudson Valley, particularly Dutchess County, this is worthwhile. Northern Dutchess Alliance to Address Pressing Regional Issues NDA To Host Quarterly Public Forums DUTCHESS COUNTY, New York […]

this comes via Farm Aid. Hey Farm Aid, I read your column on concentration in agriculture last month, but I'm confused. You talk about monopolies and fewer consumer choices, but […]

today we are headed out to visit our friend Bev Eggleston at EcoFriendly Foods in VA. EcoFriendly Foods provides pasture-raised, "beyond organic" meats to consumers at farmers markets and to […]

We are watching. We are expecting.  We want to help you get it right. By Peter Eisler, USA TODAY WASHINGTON Department of Agriculture officials failed to act on reports of […]

if you're part of an organization you can sign on to this letter to Secretary Vilsack from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition. Please consider adding your organization’s name to our letter […]

coming to us (and many of you, quite likely) via Comfood Comfood Colleagues, The “Nutrients for Life” nonprofit goal is to “…disseminate educational information to the general public, including policy […]

webcasts from the USDA at the 2010 Agricultural Outlook Forum , which just took place last week.

seeing as how NAIS went away because of consumer pressure, perhaps we can work on our freedom to use kava as well. thoughts? Oppose the Freedom-Destroying Dietary Supplement Safety Act […]

this takes place March 15. More than ever before, we need to tell our state leaders why they have to invest in New York’s farm and food system.  Severe and […]

is finally talking about these important issues. and you can listen in! Agriculture and Antitrust Enforcement Issues in Our 21st Century Economy Workshop Information The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust […]

The National Organic Coalition (NOC) today announced its "high praise" for the final rule on the access to pasture requirement for organic livestock published by the United States Department of […]

this is the tension in the movement that keeps us all on our toes. eliot v. gary... The future of farming and food at the Eco Farm Conference by Makenna […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFQL5jyAtsU] we also received this from The Yes Men: A legal complaint from agribusiness giant ADM has resulted in the removal from Youtube of a fake video of ADM's CEO […]

get informed by a farmer who's next to it.  Loon Organics, Hutchinson, MN Read their post and weigh in! add your name to the 50,000 eaters who CARE DEEPLY about […]

The farm bureau is working on leadership training and growing more Ag activists.  Comments?

we received this notice - respond ASAP if you're interested. Hi folks - We’re looking for 1 or 2 young farmers to participate in a fly-in on March 3 in […]

and those of you watching Food Inc. know that food safety regulations are a high priority for the obama administration. Unfortunately, to be quite succinct about it, the fox is […]

of Gilmer Dairy Farm. He was recently elected chairman of the American Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee. We've been reading through his blog and watching some of […]

to visit Gaviotas.... So far, few outsiders have managed to visit this special place. But public order is making a comeback in the region, making it possible for the village […]

via our friend, Bee Ayer BK Farmyards is a new urban farming network in Brooklyn. Our mission is to increase access to healthy affordable food to Brooklyn residents through increasing […]

Food first recommends these charities. thanks to Anna Lappe for spreading the word Partners in Health Founded by Dr. Paul Farmer, this nonprofit health delivery program has served Haiti's poor […]

if this means penalizing bad players. so be it. this land is our land, and we need it for food. State aims to protect Utah farmland By Josh Smith Deseret […]

Can we have some commentary about this atlantic piece? Cultivating Failure next point. If agriculture were dignified, not just gentrified. Wouldn't that set the economic conditions for the mexican child […]

this just in from Marc Rumminger I've been collecting articles about farming in Detroit for a while (2 years, perhaps) and finally got around to putting together a digest over […]

talking foodsheds MIT Researchers think America's obesity epidemic can be reversed via "foodsheds", in which healthier, more affordable food is produced and consumed regionally.

We met Julie Carney at the Hungry Filmmakers event last week - she's a rockstar who works for Gardens for Health International, as the Country Director for their Rwanda program. […]

Love v. Vilsack could be settled by legislation Back in 2000 Rosemary Love of Harlem, Montana brought a discrimination lawsuit with other women farmers alleging they were denied loans by the US Department […]

hedgemon of soap + ice cream products. dastardly purchaser of plantation palm oil. From the Times: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6952288.ece A reminder to the yummy mummies out there: buy local soap! vermont soapworks, for […]

from the diligence and brilliance behind Worldwatch.  You can sign up for the newsletter online, or subscribe to the Nourishing the Planet Blog. This week we are looking back at some highlights […]

from the diligence and brilliance behind Worldwatch.  You can sign up for the newsletter online, or subscribe to the Nourishing the Planet Blog. This week we are looking back at […]

wonder what it is... tax breaks for landowners who form long term leases with beginning farmers ? we'll let you know. City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn will deliver a […]

A Panel Discussion - 12/8/09 The sustainability of large-scale agriculture is increasingly being called into question. Food manufacturers and agribusinesses catering to global food markets are being challenged by the […]

THE FOOD NOT BOMBS GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION To Support The Right To Free Speech Thursday, December 17, 2009 Free speech and food outside federal courts and U.S. Embassies all […]

for hopenhagen. she needs it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo3yNYWtdIw&feature=player_embedded] Kerry has entered the Huffington Post contest for Hopenhagen  Ambassador. If she wins they will send her to Copenhagen for the UN  Climate Change […]

this is a beautiful piece, in both words and images. And the Pursuit of Happiness by Maira Kalman    

this was recently in the times. Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism? By ANDREW RICE Published: November 16, 2009 // // Dr. Robert Zeigler, an eminent American botanist, flew […]

The California Institute for Rural Studies and Rick Nahmias Photography are pleased to announce the release of "Fair Food: Field to Table" a multimedia presentation promoting a more socially just […]

can buy you either 1. A perfectly pure jersey cow from Arethusa Farm Dairy in Connecticut or 2. An online clearinghouse of resources for beginning farmers http://weblogs.nal.usda.gov/infofarm/ Yes, Farm Bureau […]