‘Seed Money’ Explores Monsanto’s Troubling Past and its Impact …
Dec 20, 2021 · Author Bartow Elmore’s new book examines how the company’s tactics are ‘tearing apart parts of the fabric of society,’ harming farm communities, and reshaping the food system. For decades, the company once known as Monsanto has dominated U.S. agriculture. Famous for its Roundup Ready system—which consists of the herbicide Roundup ...
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4 days ago · A 2022 Civil Eats investigation found that a budget rider that prohibits OSHA from spending money to regulate small farms leaves most animal-ag operations without oversight. Lawmakers appear poised to renew the rider once again. Civil Eats Investigation Series Wins a James Beard Award. By The Civil Eats Editors.
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October 9, 2024. For Contract Farmers, the Election Could Change Everything—or Nothing at All. By Lisa Held. October 8, 2024. Battling Meltdown: If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Work for Change in the Kitchen. By Amy McCarthy. October 7, 2024. Immigrant Workers Are the Backbone of Our Food System. By The Civil Eats Editors.
Climate Change Is Pushing Pacific Northwest Farmers to Protect …
Dec 5, 2022 · Climate. Farming. Hotter temperatures are changing the agricultural landscape in the Pacific Northwest, especially for iconic tree fruit growers. Keith Veselka has seen that first-hand over the past few years operating NWFM, LLC, which manages 1,400 acres of apples and cherries for institutional investors across Washington state. Over the last ...
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The Pawpaw, a Beloved Native Fruit, Could Seed a More Sustainable Future for Small Farms. By Ben Seal. September 10, 2024.
‘Food Chains’ Documentary Sheds Light on Farmworkers’ Reality
Nov 21, 2014 · Food Chains presents viewers with an intimate portrayal of Immokalee’s farmworkers’ lives, and connects their plight to social justice, showing the work of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), the group that has spent the last two decades campaigning for the workers rights and better wages. The film centers around a week-long fast for ...
The Corn Belt Is Losing Topsoil, Increasing Carbon Emissions and ...
Jan 10, 2022 · Scientists have found that around 35 percent of the region has lost its most fertile A-horizon soil, more commonly known as topsoil, since European colonization in the 1600s, resulting in estimated annual economic losses of around $2.8 billion and a 6 percent reduction in crop yields per year. Their findings are published in the Proceedings of ...
What the Story of DDT, America's Most Notorious Chemical ...
Jul 6, 2022 · Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, or DDT, is a notorious pesticide that was once considered a panacea in the United States. It was unleashed with abundance from the 1940s to the 1960s, used to fight a wide range of agricultural pests and human diseases, but its toxicity and carcinogenicity in animals and humans soon came to light, and the …
Food Politics, Illustrated - Civil Eats
Sep 4, 2013 · And Marion Nestle, the noted NYU nutrition professor, public health advocate, and tireless food politics blogger/tweeter, has compiled the cream of this non-genetically modified crop in her just-published book from Rodale, Eat Drink Vote: An Illustrated Guide to Food Politics. Nestle handpicked over 250 of her favorite cartoons that make funny ...
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Amy Halloran | Civil Eats. Amy Halloran | Civil Eats. Authors. Amy Halloran lives with her family in upstate New York. She teaches food justice, writing, and cooking classes, and runs a community meals program. She works with the Artisan Grain Collaborative and Northeast Grainshed Alliance.