Documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy, recently unsealed as part of a major lawsuit against Syngenta, reveal how the global chemical company’s … How Syngenta Investigated the Press and Shaped the News About its Controversial Weed-Killer AtrazineRead more
Agriculture
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Farm to table
On a recent trip to Nashville, I was impressed with a group of restaurants, organized as “Nashville Originals,” that are devoted to independent dining with … Farm to tableRead more
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1 percent of Big Agriculture
Monsanto, if you will, is the 1 percent of Big Agriculture–the scourge of small farmers everywhere. But now those farmers are fighting back, backed by … 1 percent of Big AgricultureRead more
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Occupy the Farm
Hundreds marched yesterday from the Earth Day rally in Berkeley, California to an empty tract of land to establish a new occupation. Immediately upon arrival, … Occupy the FarmRead more
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What is normal
Guests: Joel Salatin, farmer / philosopher / author of “Folks, This Ain’t Normal” What is natural? Once selling fresh food to friends and neighbour considered … What is normalRead more
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People who feed the world
Occupy Big Food [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDqiwojCyn8&rel=0]
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Trends point to a planet increasingly hostile to agriculture
The Horn of Africa is in the midst of its worst drought in 60 years: Crop failures have left up to 10 million at risk … Trends point to a planet increasingly hostile to agricultureRead more
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On-line farmers market
[vimeo 21485851 w=555&h=320] Piedmont Local Food (PLF). PLF is an on-line farmers market that targets restaurants and buying clubs, is headed up by Cooperative Extension … On-line farmers marketRead more