Old News Sampler Platter

by: Jill Richardson

Wed Apr 22, 2009 at 06:00:00 AM PDT

Here's a sampler platter made up entirely of my big backlog of stuff I have intended to report on this blog but for some reason, never got around to sharing:

Former President Clinton admits "We blew it" on global food.
Clinton said much-needed food crops were treated "like color TVs" instead of a vital commodity that could aid the world's poor.

Soooo true. Now how you gonna clean up the mess?
Hmm, apparently eco-friendly shrimp actually exists. Seafood lovers, take note!
Here's a report from the UK about the role of supermarkets in sustainability.
A must-read article about racism in slaughterhouses sent to me by TheFatLadySings.
Another must-read, from The Rodale Institute: Organic Farming May Be the Best Route to Global Food Security.
This past December, workers at a Smithfield plant won a MAJOR victory when they formed a union. That victory took them 16 years to accomplish.
The World Bank's 'Wrong Advice' Left Silos Empty in Poor Countries. If these international institutions keep screwing up, does that mean that countries can stop listening to them?
Animals can be certified organic, so how about people? One pediatrician decided to find out.
Dr. Greene said he was inspired to go all-organic after talking to a dairy farmer who noted that livestock got sick less after a switch to organic practices. He wondered if becoming 100 percent organic might improve his own health.
Three years later, he says he has more energy and wakes up earlier. As a pediatrician regularly exposed to sick children, he was accustomed to several illnesses a year. Now, he says, he is rarely ill. His urine is a brighter yellow, a sign that he is ingesting more vitamins and nutrients.

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Via Campesina: "The G8 Should Clean Up Their Own Mess" Instead of Pushing Around Poor Countries

Via Campesina, an international group representing farmers of all nations, put out a position paper on this weekends G8 summit entitled "The G8 should clean up their own mess instead of dictating to poor countries what to do." I quite agree.

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Raj Patel Speaks on the Global Food Crisis

by: Jill Richardson

Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 21:09:42 PM PDT

Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved, recently gave a talk about the global food crisis at the 2009 Ecological Farming Conference. Raj is not someone I've met, nor have I read his book. Reading his (paraphrased) words from his recent talk (entitled "Food, Financial Stability and Democracy in Crisis") makes me think that he's someone I should pay more attention to. (I received notes on the talk from Ethan G and I'd like to say a big thanks to him for the time he took typing everything out.)

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