When I look back through photos of my childhood, the momentous occasions, including my baptism, birthday parties, riding a two-wheeler or the triumph of successfully completing kindergarten, it’s hard not to notice the pictures are
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Preparation Underway for Second Annual Food Day
For the second year running, chefs, authors, filmmakers, consumer groups, animal welfare advocates, policymakers and other proponents of the food movement are gearing up to celebrate Food Day, a national occasion to raise awareness surrounding
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US and China Sign 5 Year Ag Agreement on Food Safety, Security
The United States and China signed a five year agreement on food security, sustainable agriculture, and food safety at an agricultural symposium in Iowa Thursday.
“We are the world’s two largest agricultural producers and strong
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Book Review: The Local Ag Rebellion
“Today, people are persuaded more than ever that they have perfect freedom, yet they have brought their freedom to us and laid it humbly at our feet … And we alone shall feed them …
On Bears and Food Security Part V: The Solution
The solution:
“Lasting success requires both HUMANS and BEARS to change their behaviors otherwise bears will continually get into trouble.” –Southwest Alberta Bear Management Program
I began this series because of a discussion the British
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Bears and Food Security Part III
False belief #3: We can live in harmony with wildlife
This belief is held by people who are insulated from the essential biological condition of all animals, including the human one. The commonalities are: people
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What’s Wrong with the Tester Amendments
On April 14, 2010, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) announced that he is introducing two amendments to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, S. 510. The aim of the amendments is to ease the burden that
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On Civic Agriculture: Why Backyard Chickens Matter
“She had no way of knowing it, but that plain country woman, whose name I have long forgotten, taught me one of the most important lessons of my life: food could be much more than
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NC Farmers Take S. 510 Concerns to Consumers
Small, sustainable, and organic farmers in North Carolina are taking their fight against the pending food safety bill to the farmers market. In an action alert last week, the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) urged
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Heritage Agriculture…at Wal-Mart?
Can a company focused on being America’s “one-stop-shop” help support the local and sustainable farming movement? That’s the idea behind the launch of Wal-Mart’s new Heritage Agriculture Program earlier this year.
The goals of the
A Push for Sustainability in Manhattan
Last month, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released plans for making food policy a priority for New York City government in FoodNYC: A Blueprint for a Sustainable Food System.
Stringer proposed eight ways to improve
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