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Call to bust up Big Ag
"It is a lie that we have a free market. It's a lie that we have an open market.MORE »
"Oughta be a woman": Celebrating International Women's Day
On March 8, 2010 and in this 15th anniversary of the World Conference on Women that took place in Beijing, China, we celebrate women worldwide as our leaders, our mentors, our mothers, our daughters, our sisters, our sources of strength.
What does it mean to celebrate women in this world that is so mired in the multiple crises relatinMORE »
Farms in the balance: countering attacks against EPA on climate
Attacks on the EPA have been coming fast and furious in the past few months.
In contrast to Congress's limp attempts to pass comprehensive climate legislation, the EPA has begun taking steps to address climate change.MORE »
Childhood obesity and our cheap food policy
The latest issue of the influential Health Affairs journal comes out blazing with editor-in-chief Susan Dentzer writing that "America is guilty of child abuse." The March issue focuses on childhood obesity and includes a series of articles related to kid's snacks, school lunches, food marketing and strategies for prevention.
IATP's David WalliMORE »
Proposed locks for Mississippi: Big price, little benefit
Imagine the federal government chucking $2 billion down the Mississippi River. Wouldn't happen, right?MORE »
Community building and climate justice
The non-binding Copenhagen Accord effectively failed to respond to the threat of climate change at the international level. Nationally, U.S. legislators are in limbo -- some arguing for cap and trade, others for cap and dividend, and still others insisting that climate change simply doesn't exist.MORE »
Do we need a U.S. Department of Food?
If we want to fix our broken food system -- a system that isn't working for farmers, consumers or the environment -- changing government policy is essential. In the U.S., policy set by Congress and implemented by government agencies deeply affects what, and how, food is produced and consumed.MORE »
Growing China's local food movement
IATP President Jim Harkness is blogging from China this week.
On Tuesday I had dinner with two rising stars of the Chinese sustainable agriculture movement, Cheng Cunwang and Shi Yan. Cheng was in the U.S.MORE »
The first lady isn't done with healthy food
The White House garden wasn't enough for the first lady. On Wednesday, Michelle Obama gave a great speech to the U.S. Conference of Mayors on health and childhood obesity. She pointed out that truly innovative work is already being done to make healthier food more accessible to children in cities and towns around the country. As an example, she cited the mini farmers market project IATP helped set up with the City of Minneapolis to bring healthier foods to communities that lack easy access to fruits and vegetables. MORE »
