Mira Kamdar, OneWorld.net. May 15, 2008. At the heart of the story is pesticide poisoning, water shortages, soil salinity, fertilizer runoff, skyrocketing cancer rates and farmer suicides.
Peter Ford, Christian Science Monitor. January 7, 2008. Corn, milk, bread, and other farm products hit record high prices in 2006 and will likely keep rising in 2008.
Bernard Crick, Comment Is Free. December 5, 2007. Slavery may be outlawed, but as a group of workers in Florida show, some battles still need fighting.
Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs, Jason Mark, PoliPoint Press. October 1, 2007. An interview with a leading food expert on the crisis of the America food system, the fallacy of labels and the organic vs. local conundrum.
Vandana Shiva, AlterNet. October 1, 2007. The physicist, activist and author outlines the scope of the "triple threat" represented by the end of cheap oil, human-induced climate change, and resource scarcity.
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. September 19, 2007. A new animal-tracking system could put Big Brother in your backyard -- even if you're not a farmer.
David Morris, AlterNet. September 11, 2007. Those who say eating local is not always the best choice for the planet are forgetting one very important part of the equation: community.
Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor. October 24, 2006. Heists are growing problem for America's farm belt, where artichoke absconders, nut nappers, tree thieves, and even cattle rustlers are stealing commodities at impressive rates.
