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On AlterNet: farming

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "farming"

Big Agriculture's Exploitation of Migrant Workers

Big Agriculture's Exploitation of Migrant Workers

Inside USA, Al Jazeera AlterNet: Video. August 25, 2008.
Inside USA reports.

Importing Food Means Exporting Drought

Importing Food Means Exporting Drought

Tom MacMillan, Comment Is Free. August 22, 2008.
If we don't make changes quickly it will be our plates, not our rates, that bear the brunt of water shortage.

Will an Organic Revival Overthrow the

Will an Organic Revival Overthrow the "Green Revolution"?

Daniel Pepper, AlterNet. August 2, 2008.
In places like India, backlash is increasing against the chemical-dependent farming techniques of the "Green Revolution."

Michael Pollan on What's Wrong with Environmentalism

Michael Pollan on What's Wrong with Environmentalism

Kate Cheney Davidson, Yale Environment 360. July 8, 2008.
Michael Pollan talks about biofuels and the food crisis, the glories of grass-fed beef, and how environmentalists should think about sustainability.

Why Fair Trade May Be Our Only Hope

Why Fair Trade May Be Our Only Hope

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. June 12, 2008.
Fair trade might now be necessary not only as a means of redistributing income, but also to feed the world.

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World's Food System

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World's Food System

Raj Patel, Melville House Publishing. June 2, 2008.
Hunger and obesity stem from the same problem -- the corporations that sell our food determine what we eat and how we think about food.

Vandana Shiva: Why We Face Both Food and Water Crises

Vandana Shiva: Why We Face Both Food and Water Crises

Maria Armoudian, Ankine Aghassian, AlterNet. May 15, 2008.
The world-renowned activist reminds people that corporation-friendly economic schemes got us into this mess in the first place.

What Michael Pollan Hasn't Told You About Food

What Michael Pollan Hasn't Told You About Food

Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. May 15, 2008.
As both obesity and hunger are on the rise, a new book shows why we shouldn't feel guilty about our food choices but angry with a corrupt food system.

New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good

New Food Safety Rules May Do More Harm Than Good

Jason Mark, Earth Island Journal. May 7, 2008.
The food safety regulations established in response to the spinach E. coli outbreak are threatening environmentally friendly farming practices.

To Save Rivers, Help Farmers

To Save Rivers, Help Farmers

Christina Larson, Christian Science Monitor. April 30, 2008.
Chinese environmental activist Tian Jun found that in order to clean up Chengdu's rivers, she needed to look upstream.

The Hidden Battle to Control the World's Food Supply

The Hidden Battle to Control the World's Food Supply

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. April 19, 2008.
Food riots are breaking out across the planet. We must re-examine corporate control of the food supply.

How the Fishing Industry Is Trying to Stay Alive By Acting Like Small Farmers

How the Fishing Industry Is Trying to Stay Alive By Acting Like Small Farmers

Peter Smith, Christian Science Monitor. March 10, 2008.
Community-supported fisheries, like community-supported farms, sell "shares" in a catch directly to consumers.

The Nation's Breadbasket Is Poisoning Its Own Water Supply

The Nation's Breadbasket Is Poisoning Its Own Water Supply

Elizabeth Royte, Grist.org. October 23, 2007.
There are many threats to drinking water in the Heartland, but the biggest one is agriculture.

Is Our Food Any Safer Since the Last E. Coli Outbreak?

Is Our Food Any Safer Since the Last E. Coli Outbreak?

Carl Nagin, California Coast and Ocean. October 18, 2007.
Farmers are now forced to comply with an array of new food safety measures, some of which are scientifically unproven and environmentally harmful.

Organic Food: The Farmer's Conundrum

Organic Food: The Farmer's Conundrum

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. March 27, 2007.
If organic food is so popular, why are so few farms transitioning their land?

Urban Farming: Coming to a City Near You

Urban Farming: Coming to a City Near You

Jason Mark, E Magazine. March 26, 2007.
Propelled by the obesity epidemic and the drive for more sustainable economies, an urban agriculture movement is flowering across the U.S.

The New Rules of Food

The New Rules of Food

Alan Mammoser, Conscious Choice. March 21, 2007.
Basic knowledge of where food comes from and how it is produced is lost on many Americans today. How differently would we eat if we got to know our food better?

You Call Yourself a Progressive -- But You Still Eat Meat?

You Call Yourself a Progressive -- But You Still Eat Meat?

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. March 14, 2007.
Eating a plant-based diet is an easy, cheap way to end animal cruelty and clean up the environment. Why, then, are so many progressives still clinging to their chicken nuggets?

A Farm Bill for the Environment

A Farm Bill for the Environment

Evan Branosky, TomPaine.com. March 12, 2007.
People don't normally associate the farm bill with the environment. But this year, policymakers should be prepared to pass a bill that reflects the public's growing concern over global warming.

Can Ecology and Commerce Coexist?

Can Ecology and Commerce Coexist?

Jay Walljasper, Ode. March 8, 2007.
A new movement called "beyond organic" aims to save land and communities. Is it the next ecological and social revolution or just another marketing tactic?

The Big Risks and Small Rewards of Farming

The Big Risks and Small Rewards of Farming

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. January 29, 2007.
Thoughts from a small farm during the midwinter lull.