My Summer as an Inferior Species
by Sam Jones Farming is hard, especially when animals are involved. Sam Jones recounts her time working on a chickenContinue Reading
Category: Agriculture
On the Present Past and the Struggle for Land Justice
by Kathleen Nay On Wednesday, September 20th, Grassroots International hosted a reading and panel discussion with authors of a newContinue Reading
Dig In to DINE this School Year!
by Bridget Carle and Casey Florea, DINE Want to share your knowledge and enthusiasm with the local community? Here’s yourContinue Reading
You Are What You Grow
by Julie Kurtz Imagine, if you will, that the U.S. was stripped of all its powerful agricultural fertilizers, pesticides andContinue Reading
Agricultural Workers Should Organize
by Maddy Bennett The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a farm workers’ rights group founded by laborers on Florida’sContinue Reading
Following our Food: A Northern California Supply Chain Adventure
by Christina Skonberg and Krissy Scommegna How do people at different points of food production make decisions? As part ofContinue Reading
AFE Students Visit University of New Hampshire’s Fairchild Dairy and Organic Research Farms
by Kathleen Nay On Saturday, October 22, students from the Fundamentals of U.S. Agriculture and Agriculture, Science and Policy IIContinue Reading
Overdue for Overtime
by Julie Kurtz A new California law just enacted the most revolutionary labor standards since the creation of the 40-hourContinue Reading
Eat Retreat 2016: My Weekend at Camp
by Krissy Scommegna 40 people. 9 shared meals. 20 participant-driven workshops. 4 days of culinary bliss. This is Eat Retreat:Continue Reading
I Say Potato
by Lindsay LaJoie, RD Growing up on a family farm meant changing roles with the seasons, and changing with theContinue Reading
CitySprouts: Gardens with a Mission
by Katherine Pett We know the benefits of providing schools with computers, books, and gluesticks, but should schools come withContinue Reading
The GMO Debate: A Case of False Dichotomies
by Hannah Packman The use of genetic modification in our food system is a polarizing issue. However, the current discourse oftenContinue Reading
The Friedman Sprout 