As Food Prices Rise…
I could talk for days about the causes and effects of rising food prices in the US. Disadvantaged Americans queue for aid in New York Its becoming a BIG DEAL. In the past year 1.3 million new...
View Article[COMFOOD:] Local Food and Farm Support Act: H.R. 2364
James Godsil wrote on Community Food Security Coalition listserve So here is some federal legislation to work for. H.R.2364 Title: To promote expanded economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers...
View ArticleOil, food and agrotherapy
Published on 17 May 2008 by Energy Bulletin. Archived on 17 May 2008.by Shepherd Bliss Petroleum supplies slowly dwindle as demand rapidly soars. So the prices of gasoline and oil that supply modern...
View ArticleEat the View: Urban agriculture at the White House
I’ve been hearing recently about a proposed plan to plant and maintain a kitchen garden on the White House lawn. It would be a great way to spread the word about urban and kitchen gardening. Here’s...
View ArticleIrony of Bush veto on Farm Bill
In a rapid rebuke of President Bush’s efforts for fiscal restraint, the House voted to override his veto today of a $307 billion farm bill and the Senate was poised to follow suit Thursday. Only hours...
View ArticleOne Country’s Table Scraps, Another Country’s Meal
Grocery bills are rising through the roof. Food banks are running short of donations. And food shortages are causing sporadic riots in poor countries through the world. You’d never know it if you saw...
View ArticleGrowing in Seattle: Food aid from the home front
Seattle, known as the emerald city to some, has urban agriculture popping up all over the place. I’m actually going there in the fall to work with Seattle Youth Garden Works as one of their AmeriCorps...
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