Tag: Sustainable Agriculture
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18 Graphics That Explain the Global Food Crisis and How to Solve It
The world is projected to hold a whopping 9.6 billion people by 2050. Figuring out how to feed all these people—while advancing rural development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting valuable ecosystems—is one of the greatest challenges of our era. So what’s causing the global food challenge, and how can the world solve it? Here, courtesy…
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Stand Up for Local Food and Farms
The deadline is approaching to comment on new rules proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These rules will impact how fresh fruit and vegetables are grown and processed in the U.S. The FDA is accepting comments on the rules, part of the Food Safety Modernization Act, through Nov. 15. The rules, as written, “will unfairly burden family…
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14 Reasons to Be Hopeful About the Future of Food
Food Tank has compiled a list of 14 reasons to be hopeful about the future of the food system. Share these with your networks to spread the message that the food system is changing for the better …
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Wendell Berry on Fossil Fuels, Sustainable Agriculture and ‘Runaway Capitalism’
This week on Moyers & Company in a rare television interview, Bill talks to visionary author and farmer Wendell Berry to discuss a sensible, but no-compromise plan to save the Earth. We also examine the critical role of honey bees …
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Proposed FDA Food Safety Rules Support Factory Farming, Threaten Family Farms
After years of deliberation in Congress, interagency meetings, lobbyist activity and a never-ending stream of food poisoning outbreaks, the Food and Drug Administration is finally poised to implement …