Part of the Series
Ladydrawers
“Cultivating Policy” is our follow-up to “Cultivation,” May’s report on Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, New York. It’s the fourth installment in The Ladydrawers’ “Growing Season,” our monthly investigative comics journalism series that traces the links between food, gender, race and public health.
Our first two strips with Sarah Becan, “Roots and Migrations” and “Stinging Nettles,” looked at how food traditions migrated to or have been restricted on US land and what individuals are doing to keep them alive. In July, Sarah returns to introduce us to a man that tracks food freedoms in the United States. Do Americans have the right to grow, create and consume the foods we want? We’ll find out next month.
End Notes:
1. See the Soul Fire Farm website at soulfirefarm.com
2. See “Farm Bill Ends Direct Payment Subsidies,” https://www.ag.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/farm-bill-ends-direct-payment=subsidies (Accessed March 30, 2015)
Copyright Anne Elizabeth Moore and Melissa Mendes 2017.
Briefly, we wanted to update you on where Truthout stands this month.
To be brutally honest, Truthout is behind on our fundraising goals for the year. There are a lot of reasons why. We’re dealing with broad trends in our industry, trends that have led publications like Vice, BuzzFeed, and National Geographic to make painful cuts. Everyone is feeling the squeeze of inflation. And despite its lasting importance, news readership is declining.
To ensure we stay out of the red by the end of the year, we have a long way to go. Our future is threatened.
We’ve stayed online over two decades thanks to the support of our readers. Because you believe in the power of our work, share our transformative stories, and give to keep us going strong, we know we can make it through this tough moment.
At this moment, we have 72 hours left in our important fundraising campaign, and we still must raise $31,000. Please consider making a donation today.