Archive for March, 2011

Mar 22 2011

Agricultural budget cuts got you down?

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This April we are working with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) to send one of our Slow Food on Campus leaders, Erin, to Washington DC to meet with her Representative.

This April we are working with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) to send one of our Slow Food on Campus leaders, Erin, to [...]

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Mar 17 2011

Recent GE approvals face wide-ranging criticisms

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Earlier this year the USDA stunned the food and farming community by unexpectedly approving three new genetically engineered (GE) foods. Here’s a recap of some of the main concerns around these additions to our food system.

by Emily Vaughn
Earlier this year the USDA stunned the food and farming community by unexpectedly approving three new genetically [...]

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Mar 03 2011

We are all farmworkers

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President Josh Viertel joined over 900 people for a march to demand that Stop & Shop and its parent company Ahold do their part improve wages and working conditions for farm workers in the tomato fields of Immokalee, Florida.

by Slow Food USA President Josh Viertel
Yesterday I joined over 900 friends for a two-mile march [...]

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Mar 02 2011

Bees feed us: now they need our help

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Honeybees are under attack but despite years of research the culprit for colony collapse disorder (CCD) has yet to be identified.

Click here to sign our bee petition.
Honeybees are under attack but despite years of research the culprit for colony collapse disorder (CCD) has yet to be identified.
What we do know is that there’s [...]

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