Over the past few months, some CAGJ members have gotten in touch with us wondering about the Food Safety Modernization Act, and what it might mean for consumer safety, small farms, organics, and more. Grist has been doing a series recently with writers and experts from many different stakeholders in this act, including the most […]
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Teach-Out Nov 13th: GroundUP and Creatives4Community
Engaging our Local Food Cycle LEARN ABOUT AND WORK FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY FARM Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice Sixth Event of 2010! GroundUP and Creatives4Community Saturday, November 13, 10am-3pm Please support our commitment to alternative transportation methods by biking, walking or taking pubic transit to this […]
AquaBounty’s GE Salmon Smells Pretty Rotten
On September 19 and 20, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held public meetings of its Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC) to address safety issues associated with AquaBounty Technologies’ application to sell genetically engineered salmon that can grow nearly twice as fast as non-GE strains. If approved, the FDA could be adding unknown hazards on […]
The Refugee Farming Project – Teach-out Reportback
by Erica Bacon [See what’s new at the Refugee Farming Project by visiting their Blog!] “Help us give our best to life and make the Earth a little more beautiful for having lived on it”, goes an excerpt from a prayer written by Richard St. Barbe Baker. Since reading it a few weeks ago, this […]
Reflection on Bainbridge Island Teach-Out
by Erica Bacon As city dwellers, it is not often enough that we take the time to consider the rich agricultural history that surrounds us. I feel incredibly fortunate to live in a place where the natural land and sea-scape is so powerful that it can coax awe-inspired tears to surface on a regular basis. […]
New Report on Access to Healthy Foods in Washington State
In September, CAGJ Director Heather English Day presented at the Washington Food and Nutrition Council’s Annual Conference, “Getting Back to Our Roots: Finding the Way Forward To Farm Fresh Food”, along with many other local advocates for food security and justice. Everything from local urban farm projects to global food sovereignty was covered, giving attendees […]
Media and online community react to AGRA Watch press release!
CAGJ’s AGRA Watch project put out a press release on August 25th highlighting the connections between Monsanto and the Gates Foundation’s activities in Africa, most recently the purchase of a large amount of Monsanto stock by the Gates Foundation. First being picked up by many blogs and the purchase itself being covered by other outlets, […]
Deepwater: An Unnatural Disaster on a Massive Scale
By Reid Mukai On April 20th, 2010 an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, instantly killing 11 workers and injuring 15. The rig was owned by Transocean Ltd. and under contract with British Petroleum. Halliburton was contracted to perform a variety of operations on the rig including a well-plugging […]
Report on May 2010 Teach-Out: Spring Into Bed!
By Erica Bacon On Saturday May 8 CAGJ joined over 250 other Seattleites for “Spring into Bed”, a city-wide day of action dedicated to creating individual and community vegetable gardens as well as “food justice” gardens throughout Seattle. We couldn’t have asked for a lovelier day or a more exciting event for our first Teach-out […]
AGRA Watch releases position paper
“Standing Up for Food Sovereignty: AGRA Watch Position Paper on Lugar-Casey Global Food Security Act, Genetic Engineering, and the Gates Foundation” By AGRA Watch members Ashley Fent, Phil Bereano, and Katie Talbot May 18, 2010 Download the PDF here! Full text: AGRA Watch formed in 2008 to challenge the Gates Foundation’s participation in the problematic […]
