After two years and two failed attempts, Congress is on the verge of passing a new (food and) farm bill. The farm bill ultimately is a food bill, and must be concerned with truly supporting those who produce our food, those who eat it, and the land it’s produced on. While the final compromise is not quite as bad as
29-01-2014
WhyHunger congratulates our friends at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers for inspiring Walmart to join, strengthen, and expand its Fair Food Program, “the recognized gold standard for the protection of human rights in the US produce industry today.” With Walmart’s participation, over thirty thousand farmworkers will benefit, through extra pay or through improved working conditions and increased respect and dignity
27-01-2014
John Kinsman, a dairy farmer and loving husband and father from the hilly Driftless region of Wisconsin was an unlikely and unassuming giant in the global struggle for justice and food sovereignty. But a giant he was, touching the lives of countless people around the world in his 87 years of farming, protesting, strategizing and building relationships and solidarity. John died
22-01-2014
19-01-2014
After two years and two failed attempts, Congress is on the verge of passing a new (food and) farm bill. The farm bill ultimately is a food bill, and must be concerned with truly supporting those who produce our food, those who eat it, and the land it’s produced on. While the final compromise is not quite as bad as
29-01-2014
WhyHunger congratulates our friends at the Coalition of Immokalee Workers for inspiring Walmart to join, strengthen, and expand its Fair Food Program, “the recognized gold standard for the protection of human rights in the US produce industry today.” With Walmart’s participation, over thirty thousand farmworkers will benefit, through extra pay or through improved working conditions and increased respect and dignity
27-01-2014
John Kinsman, a dairy farmer and loving husband and father from the hilly Driftless region of Wisconsin was an unlikely and unassuming giant in the global struggle for justice and food sovereignty. But a giant he was, touching the lives of countless people around the world in his 87 years of farming, protesting, strategizing and building relationships and solidarity. John died
22-01-2014
19-01-2014