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global food systems

One Earth Film Fest April 27-29 in Oak Park/River Forest

by Cassandra West April 17, 2012 Documentary
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To stimulate dialogue and inspire planet-friendly action, Green Community Connections in Oak Park is hosting its first One Earth Film Fest 2012 April 27-29. The planning committee evaluated and considered more than 300 films, then narrowed its final selections to 16 feature-length films that have received critical acclaim within the green film community. Another 12-17 [...]

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Group calls for week of action for food justice

by Editor September 30, 2010 global food systems

By Susan Richardson Under the theme of “ending poverty by rebuilding local food economies,” the US Food Sovereignty Alliance, a new coalition of farmers, farm workers, supporters of community gardens, organizers in communities of color and others, is attempting to build a unified national political voice for food justice. In its inaugural campaign, the organization [...]

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Krafting a campaign to support food gardens

by Editor August 6, 2010 Community gardening

COMMENTARY By Susan Richardson A recent story about Chicago-area Kraft Foods is simply too delicious to ignore. The world’s second- largest food company – and maker of the nutritious Cheez Whiz (“Cheezy and Darn Proud of It!”) – is encouraging the consumers of its Triscuit wheat crackers to grow their own food. Some of you [...]

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Chicago food activists stand with Haitian farmers in rejecting Monsanto seeds

by Cassandra West June 1, 2010 Agribusiness

Since the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake, many Haitians came to see agriculture as the most practical and long-term solution to healing the land and the economy. Then in stepped big agribusiness, as always, with its own solution, designed more to help its bottom line than the Haitian population. Monsanto, the St. Louis-based agri-chemical company, announced [...]

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Shabazz Food Hub connects farms and cities

by Editor May 27, 2010 Community
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A young volunteer at Shabazz Food Hub Market Days By Susan Richardson The smell of mustard greens sautéed in olive oil with garlic fills the air in an auditorium at Betty Shabazz International Charter School in Chicago.  People browse and buy produce and seedlings on a Saturday afternoon. It is Market Day at the Shabazz Food [...]

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How far does your food travel?

by Cassandra West May 22, 2010 global food systems

We found the above chart while reading a 2003 report from the Agriculture Footprint Brief titled “Eating up the Earth: How Sustainable Food Systems Shrink Our Ecological Footprint.” The local-food movement goes beyond city dwellers’ desire to work in a garden because it’s a cool idea. It has strong ecological implications we all should consider. [...]

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