Calls on G8 to Reject More GMOs and Free Trade New York City/Washington D.C./Oakland – The U.S. Working Group on the Food Crisis today released an official statement urging the G8 to focus on sustainable agriculture practices as a solution to the global food crisis. The statement was issued in anticipation of the July 8-10 […]
Category Archives: Food Justice Blog Posts
NY Times article on Will Allen, of Growing Power
New York Times – July 5, 2009 Like others in the so-called good-food movement, Will Allen, who is 60, asserts that our industrial food system is depleting soil, poisoning water, gobbling fossil fuels and stuffing us with bad calories. Like others, he advocates eating locally grown food. But to Allen, local doesn’t mean a rolling […]
Farmers Markets Create Community Connections
From Colors NW Magazine Farmers Markets Create Community Connections by Nicole Kidder Throughout much of the world, village markets not only play a crucial role in economic development, but they are also the social center of daily life. Although they do not play as important of a role in much of the developed world, farmers […]
Farmworkers Seek to Intervene in Grower Lawsuit Against Secretary Solis
Written by Bruce Goldstein Tuesday, 09 June 2009 08:22 View full article here. A federal judge in Greensboro, NC, has set a hearing for Monday, June 22, to hear a coalition of growers’ organizations’ argument that Secretary of Solis acted illegally in temporarily suspending the Bush-Chao changes to the H-2A guestworker program. Farmworkers have filed […]
Second event: Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle
You came to our teach-in last December….Now, come to our: Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND WORK FOR A LOCAL GARDEN Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice Second Event! UmojaFest Peace Center and the Danny Woo Garden Saturday, June 27th, 10:00am-5:00pm […]
Lettuce Link’s Fruit Tree Harvest 2009 – information for tree owners
A message from Lettuce Link, a program of Solid Ground: Greetings Fruit Tree Harvest Tree Donors! As the plums are quickly ripening, it’s time to get organized for Lettuce Link’s fruit tree harvest project for 2009! The Community Fruit Tree Harvest, a project of Lettuce Link at Solid Ground, connects Seattle residents who have extra […]
Second event in our Monthly Teach-Out Series!
Teach Out! Engaging the Local Food Cycle The first event in our “Teach Out!” series of farm and food site visits was a great success! With the help of 40 CAGJ volunteers, we planted summer crops that are headed to the Providence Regina Food Bank, cleaned up the open spaces of the Lettuce Link garden […]
“Foodportunity” To Connect Seattle’s Vibrant Food Community
Media Contact: Keren Brown Keren Brown Media (425) 614-8399 [email protected] For Immediate Release: “Foodportunity” To Connect Seattle’s Vibrant Food Community Seattle, June 8, 2009: The inaugural “Foodportunity,” a networking event for Seattle food professionals, will take place July 22, 2009, from 6-9 pm at Palace Ballroom in downtown Seattle. Tom Douglas, […]
Update on the Local Food Action Initiative
For more information about Resolution 31019 see: http://www.seattle.gov/council/conlin/ Or contact: Council President Richard Conlin at [email protected] or Phyllis Shulman at [email protected] (206) 684-8805 To view the full pdf, click here. The Local Food Action Initiative is a series of actions meant to promote local and regional food sustainability and security. The intent is to improve […]
ACTION ALERT: Launch Campaign to Reform Immigration FOR America!
From: El Comité Pro-Reforma Migratoria y Justicia Social [Please forward to your family, friends and allies!] Dear Friend: We have some big news. This week, hundreds of allied organizations launched the campaign to Reform Immigration FOR America in cities all throughout the country-from Los Angeles to Atlanta, Miami to Seattle. Yesterday, a broad coalition […]
