COMMONS MAGAZINE
Food and Agriculture As the actual environmental and economic costs of the industrial agricultural system become more evident, we are seeing many new campaigns to regain control over what we eat—food safety initiatives, local food movements, fights against genetically modified food and destructive trade policies, and the Slow Food movement.
The Landless Workers Movement has given 350,000 families a new livelihood since 1988
Hunger and Human Rights abuses threaten fragile rural communities
Ecological ruin stems from what happens to--not what is caused by--the commons
