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Harvesting Justice
Harvesting Justice was created to share stories of some of the countless changes propelled by communities and movements in the Americas, to inspire hope that we are not condemned to live within the industrial food system as-is, and to offer tools for organizing and education.
“The Awakening That’s Happening”: Local, Sustainable Food
Examples in the movement to create local, sustainable food systems are virtually endless. Here are just a few.
Putting the Culture Back in Agriculture: Reviving Native Food and Farming Traditions
Together with the loss of cultural diversity, the growth of industrial agriculture has led to an enormous depletion in biodiversity.
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Is the Monsanto Protest the Next Salt March?
Is it possible that the fight against Monsanto could be a tipping point in the battle against corporate greed?
Bringing the Food Home: Local Food and Agricultural Systems
As with everything else related to food and agricultural systems, change toward the local and the sustainable is underway.
From Field to Table: Rights for Workers in the Food Supply Chain
The Food Chain Workers Alliance is pushing for policy changes and educating and activating consumers so that we can all better align our food purchases with our principles.
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Mexico – Ground Zero in the Fight Against Monsanto for the Future of Maize
Mexico, the birthplace of maize, is at the centre of the global fight to protect the cropu2019s diversity
A Penny a Pound, Plus Power: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Changes History
As Wendy's shareholders convene their annual meeting in New York, farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) are calling on the remaining, hold-out, major fast food corporation to …
We Have a Dream: Farmworkers Organize for Justice
What's at stake is not only an improvement in wages and working conditions, but a shift of power.
Weeding Corporate Power Out of Agricultural Policies: Communities Mobilize for Food and Farm Justice
Urban gardeners, PTA parents, ranchers, food coops, and a host of others are organizing to make the policies that govern our food and agricultural systems more just, accountable and …
Seeds of Change: Shifting National Agricultural Policies
The need for us to become the policy-makers to create a just and sustainable food supply chain is urgent, because in the hands of the US government it has …