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Farmer Protests – Deep Singh
Some of the world\’s largest protests are taking place in support of farmers in India. Whether in Delhi, San Francisco or Paris people have gone to the streets to show solidarity with the small f…
Published on 5 years ago
Bounty, Peril & Politics – Tom Philpott
When once again safe to travel through farm country, the bounty of the food system will be evident. So are the perils resulting from misdirected political power. Tom Philpott, author, podcaster…
Published on 5 years ago
Working for Peanuts – Erin Sastre & Tyler Towne
Masked or not, face to face marketing can\’t be beat; because wherever you are in the food chain it is best to have direct contact with customers. Erin Sastre and Tyler Towne are literally doing…
Published on 5 years ago
Half Story Half Food All Good – Chef Rob Connoley
The story of a place has to include the story of it\’s food: what was grown and what they ate. Taking that to heart, the owner Chef of Bulrush Restaurant in St. Louis, Rob Connoly, is finding a de…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Poor Air Poor Nutrition Poor Us – Dr. Kristie Ebi
Climate change effects will go way beyond receding coasts and shrinking farm regions to to include the quality of air that plants need to produce nutritious foods. When carbon levels in the air i…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Women Farming and Leading— Kristyn Mensonides and Lynne Wheeler
Well educated young women who could do anything are choosing to farm, and to lead. Equal gender opportunities do abound in agriculture, including the opportunity to give leadership to controversia…
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
GMO Deregulation — Greg Jaffe
For better or worse there has been substantial deregulation happening in the US Capitol, now including genetic engineering (GMO/GE). Greg Jaffe is the Biotech Director for the Center for Science in …
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago
Ag\’s New World – Kristine MacRae, Deborah Wilson
Agriculture may be 10,000 years old but it\’s a new world. Farmers and Ranchers are facing the new challenges with new technologies and new philosophies, enpowering the big and the small. Th…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
North American Food Strategy – Emily Broad Lieb, Harvard Law
The North American food system has succeeded in producing an abundance of commodities at relatively low cost, but it is failing in other ways that matter. Showing how law and policy should make neede…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago
Tomato\’s Endless Season – Greg Pruett
Seasons are the rhythm of nature, naturally restricting the availability of fruits and vegetables. That is except when it\’s with a food such as tomatoes that are freshly preserved in diced, peele…
Published on 5 years, 2 months ago