How do we form new relationships within this growing movement for sustainable agriculture and food justice? Where are the opportunities and what are the limitations?
As someone who has gained from the diversity of food and agriculture blogs (as well as building my own – surinfarmersupport.org), I’m often content with accessing new information and campaign updates [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food activism’
Coming Together for Food Justice
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food activism on July 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Bigger than Just Tomatoes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food activism, Institutional role, public tastes, tomato on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Gillian Locascio
It always seemed to center around the tomatoes.
The colorful fruit with a colorful history was not new to its role as a symbol. Originating on the west coast of South America and most likely domesticated in Central America, the plant travelled across the Atlantic shortly after the Spanish Conquest of Tenochtitlan. There, the [...]
Setting the Table – Hope for the Next Generation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food activism, Sustainable Food on May 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
By Halli Winstead
I have been employed as the Sustainability Intern with ARAMARK at The Evergreen State College for over two years now. There have been many days that I have gone home feeling 100% defeated, not necessarily because I wasn’t doing the best I could, but because the road to success was so long [...]
Sustainability on a Desert Campus: Both sides of supply and demand
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arizona State University, Campus Harvest, food activism, nutrition, organic, Sustainability on February 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
From the table of Kristen K. Rasmussen
My experience as a campus food activist has been unique in that I became most involved after I embarked for graduate school at Arizona State University and simultaneously obtained a job as the Nutritionist for ASU Dining Services. Working for the dining services while at the same time existing [...]
Flying the Coop: How to be a food activist beyond the college campus
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged careers, food activism, graduation on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Vera Fabian
When asked to write for a blog about the food movement in colleges, I replied that I didn’t feel comfortable speaking from a student’s perspective, having graduated in May 2007. That’s beginning to feel like a long time ago and so much progress has been made since my days as an active [...]
