Food Movement

Planting an Urban Orchard

Wesley Epplin | Posted 01.25.2010 | Chicago

Read More: Apple Orchard, Food Movement, Orchard, Dave Snyder, Raft, Renewing Ameria's Food Traditions, Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, Seed Savers, Chicago Rarities Orchard Project, Uncommon Ground, Local Food Movement, Svalbard Global Seed Bank, Slow Food Usa, Slow Food Chicago, Urban Orchard, Crop, Neighborspace, Chicago News

Where will your next slice of apple pie come from? What if it came from apples you've never tasted before that were grown in your city? In Chicago, this hypothetical could soon be a reality.

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James McWilliams' Over-Hyped and Undercooked Anti-Locavore Polemic

Stephanie Paige Ogburn | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Movement, James McWilliams, Local Food, Local Food Movement, Locavore, Just Food, Green News

The problem with McWilliams' argument is its irrelevance. To devote an entire book to debunking the impulse to eat closer to home doesn't address the points raised by food and farm activists.

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Chicago's Green Food Resolution Advances

Wesley Epplin | Posted 08.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Organic Farming, Food Movement, Chicago City Council, Organic Gardening, Growing Power, Organic Food, Farmers Markets, Chicago Food Deserts, Green Food Resolution, Local Farmers, Local Food Movement, Food, Green Living, Chicago News

Chicago is even closer to beating out the likes of New York and San Francisco in officially resolving to help both the the planet and their citizens by encouraging more sustainable, healthier food options.

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Food, Inc. Gets Rave Reviews, Big Ag Shudders

Paula Crossfield | Posted 07.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Movement, Michael Pollan, Gmos, Food Inc., Fast Food, Genetically Modified Food, Food Policy, Regulation, Big Ag, Hillary Clinton, Food Safety, Legislation, Food Safety Enhancement Act, Green News

Today, Food, Inc. debuts: it is certainly not a film to miss. Big Ag realizes that the tide is turning on the corporate control of our food system, and that their message is in jeopardy.

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Step One, Hone the Ask: Why We Should Better Regulate CAFOs

Paula Crossfield | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Food Movement, Meat Politics, Factory Farms, Antibiotics, Food Safety, Usda, Cafos, Barack Obama, Eqip, Green News

We've been blaming consumers for their desire to eat lots of meat as an excuse for the unsafe and inhumane practices at CAFOs, which contribute to environmental degradation, our healthcare crisis and impact the safety of our food.

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