Food First
Working to eliminate the injustices that cause hunger.
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September 1975
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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.
Gloria Hunt
Gloria Hunt
Sounds like a very talented and caring person!
November 5 at 11:25pm
Sara Sears-Kilmer
Sara Sears-Kilmer
I certainly hope his ideas are heard!
Sat at 4:07pm
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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.
Sarajane V. Lien
November 3 at 11:23am
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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.
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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
Location:love on-line chat-East coast time
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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.
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by Tanya Kerssen Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, delivered his first major address on agriculture last week on the occasion of the 2009 World Food Prize symposium in Des Moines, Iowa. The World Food Prize is awarded annually to pioneers in biotechnology, and Mr...
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Food First Urban fruit gleaning builds community. Forage Oakland http://tinyurl.com/ygt4p94

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Civil Eats promotes critical thought about sustainable agriculture and food systems as part of building economically and socially just communities.
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Food First People's Grocery West Oakland selected by GX as recipient of 2009 Green Alternatives Honoree http://tinyurl.com/yh9z5as

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A culture of fear, suspicion, and hatred toward Muslims was rampant following 9/11. In response, Samina founded American Muslim Voice, an organization dedicated to creating lifelong friendships between Muslims and people of all communities. ...
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Food First FDA and CT Attorney General investigate smart choices labeling: food industry cancels the labeling http://tinyurl.com/yk4ew5c

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washingtonpost.com's health and wellness blog by Jennifer Huget tackles health in the news -- and your life.
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by Tanya Kerssen and Shoshana Perrey read more
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Food First Techno-Fixes from the Green Revolution in Africa
by Rick Jonasse

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The Institute for Food and Development Policy/Food First shapes how people think by analyzing the root causes of global hunger, poverty, and ecological degradation and developing solutions in partnership with movements working for social change.
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As cost of living rises, more Americans are finding it difficult to afford food.