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.

Celebrating All We Share Three Times a Day

March 23, 2012 | by Jay Walljasper

5 ways that food is a commons

How to Grow a Healthy Local Food System

December 16, 2011 | by Julie Ristau

OTC brings a commons framework to developing the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council

A Food Commons Grows in Detroit July 12, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper It's an urban myth that the city is a food desert, bereft of fresh produce or grocery stores	To Young People, Justice is a Key Ingredient in Good Food June 24, 2012 \| By Yoni Landau Cooperative restaurants sprout on many campuses
Let Us Now Praise Vacant Lots June 9, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper Commoners work to keep these vital places in the public realm	Back to the Land for the Occupy Movement May 15, 2012 Commons at the heart of the issue in occupation of agricultural land in the Bay Area
The Permaculture Revolution Takes Root in Cities April 14, 2012 \| By Patricia Larenas A crowdfunding effort to promote open source gardening	Longtime Champion of the Commons August 14, 2011 \| by Jay Walljasper Longtime Champion of the Commons: An activist and attorney who highlights the perils of commodifying everything in the world.
The Good Life, Italian Style July 25, 2011 \| By Kevin Karner Emilia-Romagna, a hotbed of cooperatives, boasts one of the highest standards of living in Europe	A Watchdog Who Defends Global Biodiversity June 29, 2011 \| by Jay Walljasper A Watchdog Who Defends Global Biodiversity: Pat Mooney paints a sobering picture of just how far enclosures of the commons are proceeding: Companies are turning all sorts of agricultural crops and even basic elements of matter into proprietary products. As executive director of the Canadian-based ETC Group, Mooney has long fought the corporate consolidation, biotechnology abuses, and wrong-minded public policies that are accelerating these enclosures.
The Neo-Colonial Land Grab in Africa April 15, 2011 \| By Nikhil Aziz Outside nations are once again dividing up Africa-- this time for biofuels and mineral rights	A Tale of Two Brazilian Farms March 27, 2011 \| By Ben Lilliston Can sustainable agriculture survive alongside mega-farms?

A Food Commons Grows in Detroit July 12, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper It's an urban myth that the city is a food desert, bereft of fresh produce or grocery stores	To Young People, Justice is a Key Ingredient in Good Food June 24, 2012 \| By Yoni Landau Cooperative restaurants sprout on many campuses
Let Us Now Praise Vacant Lots June 9, 2012 \| By Jay Walljasper Commoners work to keep these vital places in the public realm	Back to the Land for the Occupy Movement May 15, 2012 Commons at the heart of the issue in occupation of agricultural land in the Bay Area
The Permaculture Revolution Takes Root in Cities April 14, 2012 \| By Patricia Larenas A crowdfunding effort to promote open source gardening	Longtime Champion of the Commons August 14, 2011 \| by Jay Walljasper Longtime Champion of the Commons: An activist and attorney who highlights the perils of commodifying everything in the world.
The Good Life, Italian Style July 25, 2011 \| By Kevin Karner Emilia-Romagna, a hotbed of cooperatives, boasts one of the highest standards of living in Europe	A Watchdog Who Defends Global Biodiversity June 29, 2011 \| by Jay Walljasper A Watchdog Who Defends Global Biodiversity: Pat Mooney paints a sobering picture of just how far enclosures of the commons are proceeding: Companies are turning all sorts of agricultural crops and even basic elements of matter into proprietary products. As executive director of the Canadian-based ETC Group, Mooney has long fought the corporate consolidation, biotechnology abuses, and wrong-minded public policies that are accelerating these enclosures.
The Neo-Colonial Land Grab in Africa April 15, 2011 \| By Nikhil Aziz Outside nations are once again dividing up Africa-- this time for biofuels and mineral rights	A Tale of Two Brazilian Farms March 27, 2011 \| By Ben Lilliston Can sustainable agriculture survive alongside mega-farms?

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Food and Agriculture

Celebrating All We Share Three Times a Day

How to Grow a Healthy Local Food System

A Food Commons Grows in Detroit

To Young People, Justice is a Key Ingredient in Good Food

Let Us Now Praise Vacant Lots

Back to the Land for the Occupy Movement

The Permaculture Revolution Takes Root in Cities

Longtime Champion of the Commons

The Good Life, Italian Style

A Watchdog Who Defends Global Biodiversity

The Neo-Colonial Land Grab in Africa

A Tale of Two Brazilian Farms

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