On-The-Ground Help in Haiti
Today marks the second anniversary of the devastating Port-au-Prince earthquake that affected an estimated three million Haitians. Check out this article that discusses the work that Groundswell...
View ArticleOlivier De Schutter: We Must Unite Food Movements
In a video addressing the importance of uniting food movements, UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter emphasizes the “right to food.” According to De Schutter, the idea of a “right to food” is...
View Article5 Sustainably-Sourced Restaurants in the U.S.
When most consumers think about making better food choices, they often reserve those changes for the home: smart choices at the grocery store, an occasional trip to the local farmers’ market, cutting...
View ArticleFeeding Mouths and Empowering Communities in Brazil
In February, Brazil agreed to provide US$2.3 million to the United Nations to fund local food programs in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, and Senegal, five countries that have experienced moderate...
View ArticlePhilly Farm & Food Fest
On April 1, Fair Food Philly and the Pennsylvania Association for Agriculture (PASA) teamed up to host the first ever Philly Farm & Food Fest. Both non profits work to create a more sustainable...
View ArticleWill Organic Food Fail to Feed the World?
Check out this recent article by David Biello in the Scientific American, where he discusses a new report by environment scientists at McGill University that examines organic agriculture’s ability to...
View ArticleSlow Food President To Address United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous...
On May 14, Slow Food President Carlo Petrini will be speaking on the right to food and food sovereignty at the 11th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). His...
View ArticleA Chat With Brooklyn Food Conference’s Nancy Romer
Nancy Romer is the General Coordinator at the Brooklyn Food Coalition and a psychology professor at City University of New York’s Brooklyn College. She was instrumental in organizing the first Brooklyn...
View ArticleThe Sacred Uttarakhand in North India and Home of Shiva
Monsoon rains flood Uttarakhand — the Dev Bhoomi, Land of the Gods Sacred Uttarakhand in North India is home to soaring Himalayan peaks; the source of India’s most sacred river, the Ganga (Ganges); a...
View ArticleSafe & Organic Caviar At Its Best in Canada
For all those who haven’t heard, caviar is okay to eat again. Actually, it’s more than okay, it’s sustainable and healthy. While the Capsian and Black Seas once supplied all the world’s caviar,...
View ArticleConscious & Healthy Travel at India’s Aurovalley Yoga Ashram
Aurovalley Ashram in north India is a place for seekers to find peace. Aurovalley founder Swami Brahmdev describes the ashram as an experiment in consciousness living. It’s also an experiment in...
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