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Seeking Recommendations For Documentary On Fair Food |
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June 6, 2008
The California Institute for Rural Studies and Rick Nahmias Photography are collaborating on the production of a multimedia presentation promoting a food system offering more just conditions for agricultural workers in the US. The presentation’s goals are to increase awareness of the realities of farmworker conditions and inform viewers about how they can support a more fair food system. This 10-12 minute presentation will consist of three segments highlighting the current reality of farmworker conditions; farms that are making a difference by providing just farmworker conditions; and market-based efforts promoting equitable conditions for farmworkers.
We’ll be conducting site visits throughout the US during the summer and fall of 2008 to document these issues and are seeking recommendations for individuals, farms and organizations to include in this presentation. We would appreciate any referrals to potential interviewees that can help illustrate current farmworker conditions, farms with positive labor conditions and individuals or organizations working to promote a more fair food system.
Please send your recommendations to Rick Nahmias (
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) or Ron Strochlic (
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). Please feel free to distribute this to your networks.
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Alice Waters In Conversation With SF Mayor Gavin Newsom |
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June 6, 2008
Last Monday night, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newson sat down with chef, food activist, and Slow Food International vice president Alice Waters to help publicize Slow Food Nation , a giant celebration of food, farming, and culture that is coming to San Francisco on Labor Day weekend in late August.
San Francisco’s cable television channel (SFGTV) was on hand to record the discussion, with streaming video and an MP3 audio download available on their website (about 1 hour and 20 minutes).
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June 5, 2008
This May 31 article from thein The Guardian 'Greener and leaner - how the west could stave off disaster' attributes the current global food crisis largely to underinvestment in agricultural research over the past decades.
The article considers what the UN Food Summit in Rome will tackle and offers short, medium and long-term strategies to the policy-makers. In the short-term, commitment to food aid, the provision of seeds and fertilizers to farmers in developing countries so they can plant their next crop, and the lifting of export bans on cash crops are all essential. In the medium term, the article suggests that the convergence of biofuels and food security needs to be assessed. There is also a call for the removal of tariffs to allow developing countries unfettered access to international markets. Finally, in the long term, Borger advocates for more investment in agricultural research and development. With cautions against reliance on GM solutions, there is a clear need for sustainable solutions that would require a "rethinking western lifestyles and expectations".
Read full article here...
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Grassfed Beef in Vogue With Health-Conscious Consumers |
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June 1, 2008
ROC 2007 Planning Fellow, Larry Baine was just featured in this Associated Press article on the rise of consumer demand for grass fed beef products - and consumers increasing disenchantment with the industrial model of meat production.
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Grass-fed beef in vogue for health-conscious consumers
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Guide to Funding Healthy Food Retail Outlets |
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June 1, 2008
The Guide to Funding Healthy Food Retail Outlets is a new searchable, online guide intended to serve as a resource to help public health, urban planning and economic development advocates and professionals overcome one of the main hurdles to opening healthy food retail outlets in low income neighborhoods.
To see the guide go to: http://www.healthyplanning.org/foodretailfunding.html
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Hospitals Nationwide Purchasing Local, Sustainable Food |
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May 30, 2008
REPORT OUTLINES LEADING TREND IN HEALTH CARE SECTOR: HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE PURCHASING LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE FOOD
Details efforts of 127 Hospitals Nationwide in buying healthier food to promote public health
For 127 hospitals across the United States, the words “hospital food” and “healthy communities, healthy environment” are one and the same, according to a new report released by Health Care Without Harm today. The “Healthy Food in Health Care” report outlines concrete steps being taken by hospitals nationwide to change their food buying practices towards more sustainably produced, healthier choices for patients, staff and visitors.
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Why we need the Farm Bill |
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May 30, 2008
This May 26 Boston Globe op-ed by Gus Schumacher explains why, in spite of its imperfections, we need the Farm Bill -
THE FARM BILL that Congress has overwhelmingly supported over President Bush's veto has taken a beating from many pundits and editorial boards, especially in the Northeast. Yet there are good reasons even for New Englanders to favor this bill, especially over the status quo.
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