Originally posted on May 16, 2012 by Grist. The Weight of the Nation — a four-part mini-series that ran this week on HBO (and online) — has received a lot of attention. Produced in coordination with several federal government agencies … Continued
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Cross-Post: The Real Food Chain
Originally published by Joann Lo at Resistinc.org. Deathrice Jimerson works in warehouses outside of Chicago. Chicago is a major logistics hub, the only place in North America where six Class I railroads (the largest type of railroad) meet, connecting all … Continued
USDA’s Blueprint for Stronger Service Budget Cuts Hurt the Heartland
The United States Agriculture Department (USDA) and Secretary Tom Vilsack have been busy the past couple of months shopping their budget and staff reduction package, Blueprint for Stronger Service, which is purported to assist industry producers and move our economy … Continued
Race and Food: Journal Exposes the Racial Structure of the Food System
The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, the Center for New Community, and Indiana University Press today announce the publication of “Food Justice,” a new issue of the journal Race/Ethnicity: Multidisciplinary Global Contexts that explores the intersection … Continued
Social Inequality For Sale at a Grocery Store (Maybe) Near You
In a holiday “final-minute-before-closing” run to the local grocery store on December 31, I experienced a food justice eye-opener. I rushed into a store while carrying a bag from a previous purchase, zooming right past a man stationed near the … Continued
Audiolog: the Perils of Industrialized Food Production
The recent outbreaks of food born illnesses like listeria and salmonella only serve to reinforce that we are all eating from a poisoned food system. This episode of Imagine2050′s audio blog traces our current industrialized system of food production back … Continued
Occupying the Food Chain
With a litany of negative circumstances impacting people in this country, Occupy Wall Street (OWS) has become both a beacon of hope and a catalyst for change, as so many are feeling that their voices and actions can actually make … Continued
Giving Thanks to the Immigrants Working the Processing Plant Floors
With the Thanksgiving holiday here, I’d like to take a moment to talk about the workers who process and pack the turkeys that so many of us will consume. When I drive through the state of Iowa and all across … Continued
Hundreds Attend Protest March to Oakland Area Trader Joe’s
As a sign of continued resistance and struggle, Occupy Oakland watched as another group of protesters took to the streets this past weekend. On Sunday over 200 participants from the Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) conference marched two miles to … Continued
Cross-Post: USDA recalls beef headed for Georgia school lunches
Originally posted on CNN.com by the CNN Wire Staff. (CNN) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a Class I recall for 40,000 pounds of ground beef products intended for Georgia school lunches, due to possible E. coli contamination. The … Continued