Working to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger.
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- September 1975
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Thursday, November 5 at 10:00pm - Ecological Farming Conference
Asilomar Conference Grounds
Wednesday, January 21 at 8:00pm - Conventional Farming & Environ...
Mitchell Auditorium, The College of...
Wednesday, January 21 at 7:30pm - Small Planet Fund Party and Au...
Colors Restaurant
Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00pm - San Francisco Green Festival -...
East Hall
Thursday, November 13 at 5:00pm - Synthetic Biology aka "extreme...
Mission Creek Senior Community
Thursday, November 13 at 9:00am - A Food Agenda for the next Adm...
Wheeler Auditorium, University of C...
Wednesday, October 1 at 7:00pm - Premier of the documentary, Ca...
LaPena Cultural Center
Wednesday, September 3 at 7:00pm
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Food First 2005-2008 photosCreated on August 21, 2008 at 10:50am
Food First Eric Holt-Giménez of Food First responds to report of increasing hunger.
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The Washington Post reports today: "The nation's economic crisis has catapulted the number of Americans who lack enough food to the highest level since the government has been keeping track, according ...
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Stop Gambling on Hunger. Re-regulate the speculators. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suJlyZDnK
Food First See what a group of young people can grow in one season and how it changes lives. http://tinyurl.com/yfm8to9
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Food First USDA to resolve American Indian farmers claims of discrimination. http://tinyurl.com/yalwd3s
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The Obama administration intends to seek resolution to a lawsuit filed by American Indian farmers who alleged discrimination in the granting of federal agricultural loans over three decades.
Food First Obama's Pesticide-Pushing Nominee http://tinyurl.com/yf4km4z
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The president taps an exec from the pesticide lobby—which slammed Michelle Obama's organic garden—for a top agriculture post.
Food First A White House Chef Who Wears Two Hats. http://tinyurl.com/y8t4krr
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When Sam Kass is not grilling fish for the first family, he is pondering the details of child nutrition legislation, funding streams for the school lunch program and the best tactics to fight childhood obesity.
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Food First Tell Obama: No pesticide lobbyist nominees. http://tiny.cc/X4iTZ
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Despite campaign promises to the contrary, President Obama has nominated to two key posts “Big Ag” industry insiders who come straight from the chemical pesticide and biotechnology sectors.
Food First Agriculture potential on Oakland's public lands. Model for other cities? http://tinyurl.com/yk8v29t
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Food First Push back from ag industry--are foodies for justice gaining ground. http://tinyurl.com/ykhooex
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Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this column written exclusively for The Chronicle. E-mail your questions to food@sfchronicle.com, with Marion Nestle in the subject line.
Food First Nov 5 9:00pm EST/ 6:00pm PST live chat-organics, food politics. http://tinyurl.com/ydytazs
Time:10:00PM Thursday, November 5th
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Food First One in six Americans live in poverty. http://tiny.cc/CEHyZ
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A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government's official figure.
