Musings on sustainable food systems, agriculture vs. agroecology, and more!
[ted id=1538] Incredible Edible is an amazing idea that transformed an entire British town. In Todmorden, upon the initiative of two energetic women, the community is coming together and connecting with each other, their food and their environment. In the process, they are teaching each other and the next generation about growing vegetables and herbs, … Continue reading Incredible Edible – An Incredible Story
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6qVKsf0ETdA] The Generation Food Project sounds like a really awesome documentary idea that will highlight grassroots initiatives that are fixing the food system where it matters. They describe their mission as follows: Together, we want to show how ordinary women and men the world over are setting the table for themselves, their communities, and generations to … Continue reading Explore, Follow, Support: The Generation Food Project
Staying on the topic of the US Farm Bill being currently discussed, here is some uplifting news: The Local Farms, Food and Jobs Act which Congresswoman Chellie Pingress introduced (originally in 2011!) has found widespread bipartisan support in both House and Senate Agricultural Committees, and many ideas from the act have been adopted into the … Continue reading Boosting Local Food in Congress
This Al Jazeera opinion piece by UN University research associate Kei Otsuki draws a compelling picture about how Brazil has established itself as a role model in becoming one of the first (so-called) developing countries to create a sustainable and local food procurement system for its schools. In doing so, it has met four internationally-set … Continue reading The Path to Local Food in Brazil's Schools