What About Food For People? – the US Farm Bill and the Rural Economy
thesecondchance 8 July, 2013 What About Food For People? – the US Farm Bill and the Rural Economy2015-01-15T22:18:39+00:00 Family Farming No Comment
Conservative Republicans in the US House of Representatives remain unconcerned with the needs of the American people as they argue to split the Farm Bill in two. They are...
The Green Revolution Changed the Way the World Thinks about Agriculture, to Rely Exclusively on Chemical Inputs
thesecondchance 26 June, 2013 The Green Revolution Changed the Way the World Thinks about Agriculture, to Rely Exclusively on Chemical Inputs2013-11-27T20:31:08+00:00 Food Policy No Comment
When the Green Revolution spread from the to the Third World in the 1960s and 70s, it also spread a paradigm for thinking about agriculture. This paradigm excluded...
Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields
thesecondchance 1 April, 2013 Why Grow More Food: Simplicity in the Kitchen and in the Fields2013-04-01T22:29:18+00:00 Uncategorized No Comment
Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated. Delicious meals can be made with very few good quality ingredients, and often the best meals are. Looking through the recipe cards left...
The Legacy of Hugo Chávez and Issues of Food Sovereignty
thesecondchance 11 March, 2013 The Legacy of Hugo Chávez and Issues of Food Sovereignty2013-11-06T20:44:36+00:00 Food Policy No Comment
The response of the US mainstream media to the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez was overwhelmingly bitter last magazine called him a “demagogue” who displayed “reckless and...
Why Grow More Food?
thesecondchance 28 February, 2013 Why Grow More Food?2013-02-28T00:26:27+00:00 Land Grabbing No Comment
Are we growing food for human consumption? Do we grow it to rot in warehouses? Do we grow it to bring huge profits for investors? Do we grow it...
Land Grabbing, Personal Investment, and What We All Can Do: Part 2
thesecondchance 1 February, 2013 Land Grabbing, Personal Investment, and What We All Can Do: Part 22013-11-06T20:45:04+00:00 Land Grabbing No Comment
In our recent posts, we have been trying to make visible the connection between personal investment and land-grabbing in places like Mozambique, Brazil, Uganda, Ethiopia and others. Those who...
thesecondchance 24 January, 2013 A farmer’s story2013-01-24T21:05:01+00:00 investing No Comment
It’s often hard to visualize what a land grab looks like, especially when few of us have traveled to the places where they are taking place. This year, La...