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Go Green, Not Pink, For A Sustainable Future In India

Parth Parihar | Posted 04.18.2013 | Religion
Parth Parihar

India has long harbored a tradition of ethical vegetarianism, anchored on the dharmic traditions' commitment to nonviolence. Yet, just last year, India attained the dubious distinction of being the largest beef exporter in the world.

4 Ways Immigrant Cultural Wisdom Is Inspiring America

Rohit Kumar | Posted 03.21.2013 | Politics
Rohit Kumar

The most diverse gathering of races and ethnicities from across the world is living in one place here in the United States. We often focus on the econ...

To The Ashes, To The Soil, I Gladly Return

Chris Fici | Posted 04.19.2013 | Religion
Chris Fici

I appreciated the dirtiness of our Ash Wednesday retreat, and by dirtiness I mean the reminder that the soil, the ground, and the earth that is the very foundation of our bodily existence is something that we must not lose touch with.

WATCH: Farmer Suicide, GMOs And Seed Saving

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.13.2013 | Home
Daniel Klein

On our recent trip to India, we got a wake up call from environmental activist Dr. Vandana Shiva on the reality of these issues and how they can impact farmers to the point of suicide (270,000 farmers have killed themselves in the last 15 years).

Brilliant Documentary Bitter Seeds Illuminates Plight of the Indian Farmer

Leslie Hassler | Posted 11.29.2012 | New York
Leslie Hassler

Bitter Seeds shows us how little we know about genetically modified seeds. But farmers have an advocate in quantum physicist and activist Vandana Shiva, India's leading opponent of genetic modification and the patenting of seeds.

Stealing and Selling Nature: Why We Need to Reclaim 'the Commons' in the Curriculum

The Zinn Education Project | Posted 01.14.2013 | Home
The Zinn Education Project

In the same way that world history curriculum passes over the social and ecological consequences of land enclosure, the current U.S. history curriculum contributes to a larger ecological illiteracy by glossing over the historical role of nature.

WATCH: 'Where Am I Complicit in the War Against the Earth?'

Bill Moyers | Posted 09.10.2012 | Green
Bill Moyers

2012-07-11-moyers.JPG Scientist and philosopher Vandana Shiva is a virtual rock star in the global battle over genetically modified seeds.

Deepak Chopra and Vandana Shiva Talk Seeds and GMOs

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 05.26.2012 | Green
Alison Rose Levy

By surveying the versatile ecology of cow dung, even urban dwellers, like me, can see the earthy pragmatism embedded in the Indian worship of cows (and indeed all life) as sacred.

The Spark Behind the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act of 2012

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 04.18.2012 | Home
Annie Spiegelman

Not sure exactly what genetically modified or engineered foods are? Well, fasten your seat belt folks, 'cause it's a bumpy ride.

The Food Movement Must Occupy Wall Street

Kristin Wartman | Posted 12.14.2011 | Home
Kristin Wartman

If you eat any processed or packaged food, or anything from a typical restaurant or café, you can guarantee that Monsanto or Cargill played a role in those foods somewhere along the line.

'The Nation' Releases 2011 Food Issue With Michael Pollan, Frances Moore Lappé, Raj Patel

Posted 11.15.2011 | Home

Politics and culture magazine The Nation releases its October 3 Food Issue with an A-list group of food politics celebrities. Diet for a Small Planet ...

Localization: The Film!

Catherine Ingram | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Catherine Ingram

The Economics of Happiness, as one would surmise from its title, is not a picture of gloom. The film convincingly depicts the multiple benefits of localization.

A Visit to My Kitchen: Vandana Shiva

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Maria Rodale

Vandana Shiva is in my kitchen today, sharing her thoughts on organic food, the differences in food between cultures, and her hands-on approach to get...

Slow Food Nation: Slow Foodies Mingle, Learn And Eat

Grist.org | Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

It's going to take me more than just a few days to fully understand the effects and implications of the first Slow Food Nation, held in San Francisco ...

Green Edge 3: Small Farmers, Ecofeminism, Vandana Shiva

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
John Tepper Marlin

Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva, monoculture with a masculine wish to dominate, is at the Organic World Congress to protest the human and environmental cost of industrial farming practices.