Land Concentration, Land Grabbing and People’s Struggles in Europe
This report, involving 25 authors from 11 countries, reveals the hidden scandal of how a few big private business entities have gained control of ever-greater areas of European land.
Food & Water
The Story of Hudson Valley Seed Library
In 2004, Ken Greene was working as a librarian in Gardiner, New York when he decided to go beyond the bounds of his own personal garden and take his passion for seed saving into a more public, community-based arena.
Duluth City Council Unanimously Passes Seed Sharing Resolution
Seed activists can put a mark in the win column. Recently, the city council in Duluth, Minnesota passed a resolution supporting seed saving and sharing in the city (see video below of the council meeting).
Christmas in June
Suppress your anger now, folks, because I am going to share a handy idea for de-stressing your NEXT Christmas. Not this one.
The True Cost of Food
For the past 12 months I’ve been taking a serious look at the reality of our modern food system and the impacts it has on our environment, our health and our communities. It was a sobering experience.
The Lost Right of Gleaning
Amazingly, it is sometimes a criminal act to retrieve food that has been thrown away.
Food Tank’s 2014 Winter Reading List
Whether you are sitting on the beach, stuck at the airport, or cuddled up next to the fire this winter, these 18 books can help satisfy your mind, soul, and stomach.
Brighton Food Waste Collective
What I love most about this project is the way it delivers multiple benefits at once….bringing people together to solve communal problems in the most positive way, while also learning to view food as something to be celebrated, appreciated and shared.
Coexistence: The Power of the Flerd
The power of carbon + coexistence struck me while visiting a farm in New South Wales, Australia, a few years ago.
“Farming with Native Beneficial Insects” Means Solving for Pattern
A necessary guide for anyone who farms, gardens, or who wants to learn more about ecology-based land management
Right to Land and Seed
“Food sovereignty” is the main political demand of the landless and peasant movement in Bangladesh in times of climate change and intensifying land conflicts.
The Largest Seed Exchange in the World Inspires Change
Ethical consumers in the US are increasingly concerned with the seeds used in the production of their food
