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Petition: Senate’s Haiti Bill Stresses Local Procurement

Unless Haitian farmers and other small business-owners have the opportunity to generate revenue and create jobs, the recovery from last January’s catastrophic earthquake will continue to flounder. A bill on the Senate floor currently stresses local procurement and needs support.

4 Days to Make-or-Break Haiti’s True Story

Haiti is an amazing test case of the risks and failures of the global food economy. There are 4 days remaining for the public to decide whether the true story is told.

Haiti’s Post-Quake Grassroots Sustainable Agriculture Movement

Haiti’s post-quake humanitarian disaster is directly tied to its food supply and the collapse of the rural economy. Combating the dominant paradigm is an accelerating grassroots movement — from farmers burning Monsanto seeds to edible schoolyards.

Top 5 Moments in Western Food History

1. Neolithic Revolution

The last ice age ended 13,000 years ago, leaving behind a warmer environment full of the flora and fauna we know today and starting the Neolithic Period. This environmental shift fueled a 13,000-year explosion of population, technology, and culture. One plant that prospered in the newly warmed climate was wheat.

5-Step Process for Easy Composting in a Small Urban Apartment

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“Adult Taco” Wins Best Seasonal Grilling Contest

There was an outpouring of delicious ideas put forth in our “Early Summer Grilling Ideas Contest” — ranging from pesto shrimp to jerk sweet potatoes to grilled watermelon. But the Adult Taco took the cake!

Win a Copy of “The Flavors of Olive Oil” With Your Best Grilling Ideas

It’s the first week of June – time to rock the party with your grill skills! We’re therefore holding a contest for Best Seasonal Grill Ideas and Recipes. The prize will be a copy of Deborah Krasner’s James Beard award-winning: The Flavors of Olive Oil: A Tasting Guide and Cookbook. Post yours today!

Eating Larvae with Khmer Rouge Fallout

I worked for Conservation International in Cambodia tracking endangered species and looking for tiger. Yet no specimens were stranger than those consumed as part of the insect-heavy diet of my compatriots. I dare say that grilled tarantulas and skewered baby birds were the jungle Doritos.

Backyard Chicken Economics: Are They Actually Cost-Effective?

Backyard and urban chickens are fun, but are they cost-effective? Here is an analysis of whether or not the output of backyard chickens can “re-coop” the costs. The answer is surprising.

Why Did the Haitian Earthquake Become a Food Crisis?

Why did the Haitian earthquake become a food crisis? I spent the last nine days in Haiti working with refugees in Haiti and personally trying to better understand the answer to this question.