big ag
op-ed: what the farmers’ revolution in india says about big ag in the us and worldwide
From CIVIL EATS BY INDRA SHEKHAR SINGH MARCH 1, 2021 Farmers in India are engaged in nearly the same fight U.S. farmers waged 40 years ago—against the same corporate interests. Spring […]
the family farm bulks up
Lon Frahm may represent the future of farming. Inside a two-story office building overshadowed by 80-foot steel grain bins, he points to a map showing the patchwork of square and […]
call for film submissions for change making tool-kits
Inspire food activists around the country: submit your film now!
what kind of farming will we have in the next century??
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPAGC2m2lc] Seriously, we really want to know, and so do these film makers. Specifically, they're focussing on the chicken industry, asking, if chicken is America’s favorite meat, generating more […]
throw away the teflon, use cast iron
There have been several stories lately about the poisons of teflon and the down-right corruption from DuPont (influencing the EPA, among other agencies). There is currently a corporate lawyer battling […]
mark baker's update to his recent farm raid
This could be any small diversified farmer. Greenhorns far and wide, stay updated on this situation. Share it broadly. Make a fuss. Start a conversation. SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE. […]
rewild! escape from monomania
Rewild! Escape from Monomania by: George Monbiot October 17, 2015, Rural America Most human endeavours, unless checked by public dissent, evolve into monocultures. Money seeks out a region’s comparative advantage—the […]
for the mommies, grandmommies, someday mommies, and everyone who cares about mommies and babies
[ted id=1356] Lest we forget why we care so much about this whole sustainable ag movement... Tyronne Hayes and Penelope Jagessar Chagger on "The Toxic Baby," or how the chemicals […]
food waste and folly
Although his jokes are goofy, he makes some very important points. Thank you for bringing these issues to the mainstream, John Oliver.
gmo free and still doing big buisness
As you can read in the article below, Chipotle is at the top of fast food restaurants in sales, beating out KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut. They are the […]
last week tonight with john oliver uses footage from "the sharecroppers"
Our friend Jonathan Shepard is a documentary film maker who is the mastermind behind "The Sharecroppers." Recently, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver borrowed some of his chicken footage for […]
artistic advocacy for prison reform
What do milk and jails have to do with each other? Check out this short video to find out!
nyt review of "farmland" the movie
By Jeannette Catsoulis of the New York Times May 8, 2014 “Bad behavior is pretty rare in our industry,” one of the six young farmers profiled in “Farmland” tells us. Though he doesn’t […]
book: the meat racket, the secret takeover of america's food business
In The Meat Racket, investigative reporter Christopher Leonard delivers the first-ever account of how a handful of companies have seized the nation’s meat supply. He shows how they built a system […]