June 9th, 2010 By Tom Laskawy
Tom Philpott makes a crucial point in his must-read post on the potential and perils of urban ag. You can’t criticize urban farms for their reliance on grants and donations without acknowledging that virtually all forms of agriculture require heavy subsidies in some form or another:
February 19th, 2009 By Paula Crossfield
Seed and chemical giant Monsanto and friends have lately been conducting all-out re-branding campaigns, seeking to present themselves as the answer to world hunger and the actualization of sustainability. As an extension of this tight message control, Oxfam is hosting a panel discussion at the Asia Society in New York tomorrow at 8:30 am called “The Global Food Crisis – Time for Another Green Revolution?“ But the discussion seems like it will be rather one-sided. Read More