Timeline: Milestones of the Food Movement Timeline: Milestones of the Food Movement
Twelve major events in the evolution of the food movement.
Sep 17, 2011 / The Nation
‘I Am Troy Davis’ ‘I Am Troy Davis’
Activists have called for all concerned citizens to make their voices heard in a Day of Solidarity with Troy Davis on September 20, the day before his scheduled execution.
Sep 16, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Ten Things to Reduce Hunger and Provide Good Food For All Ten Things to Reduce Hunger and Provide Good Food For All
Why is there hunger in a world that can feed itself—and how can we solve it?
Sep 15, 2011 / The Nation
The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities
Forty years after food activism took off around the globe, corporatism is stronger than ever. But so is the grassroots push for control over our work, land and seeds.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Frances Moore Lappé
Why Hunger Is Still With Us Why Hunger Is Still With Us
A truly democratic food system will need to rewrite the rules of our financial system.
Resisting the Corporate Theft of Seeds Resisting the Corporate Theft of Seeds
The biggest threat we face is the control of seed and food moving into a few corporate hands.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Vandana Shiva
It’s Not Just About Food It’s Not Just About Food
Food is a good place to start to make change—but it’s only a start.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Eric Schlosser
How Change Is Going to Come in the Food System How Change Is Going to Come in the Food System
As the food movement has discovered, winning over the media, or even the president, is not enough.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Michael Pollan
The Production Conundrum The Production Conundrum
As Zambia’s experience shows, solving hunger is not just about growing more food.
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Samuel Fromartz
Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover Walmart’s Fresh Food Makeover
Can the retailer known for its poverty wages solve the problem of urban “food deserts”?
Sep 14, 2011 / Feature / Bridget Huber