Small Farmers. Big Change.

The following post was written by Chuck Collins, a friend of mine who is currently Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies. Chuck posted this reflection about the first time he met Shirley Sherrod on Alternet on July 23rd and asked folks to consider reposting and linking on Facebook. Prior to her appointment as [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, July 12, 2010   WHAT CONNECTS YOUR CARROT TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS? – New film showcases impact of industrial agriculture on global warming –   New York, NY – A new online film from WhyHunger, “The Food and Climate Connection: From Heating the Planet to Healing It,” highlights the impact of [...]

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This week, Ms. Evelyn Nassuna, the Uganda Country Program Director of our partners Lutheran World Relief (LWR), testified before Congress about a pending U.S. development program.  In her comments, Ms. Nassuna stressed that work to support small-scale farmers is key in reducing poverty and hunger, and that the best programs are designed through consulting local [...]

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By Nicholas Reid, Equal Exchange Natural Foods Sales Representative   Equal Exchange has credited co-ops with building Fair Trade coffee and making the alternative trade system possible, by keeping farmers organized in developing countries, and connecting them to consumers through co-ops like Equal Exchange and their local food co-ops. This October, while we celebrate Co-op [...]

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The following post was written by Cindy Eason, Food Service Sales Representative Hi! My name is Cindy and I’m a Food Service Sales Rep and a new worker-owner track employee at Equal Exchange. I’ve been here for just about six months. The initial whirlwind of the new job is coming to a close and I [...]

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Maude Barlow: ‘The World Has Divided into Rich and Poor as at No Time in History’ July 2, 2010 by Democracy Now! As world leaders gathered in Toronto for the G20 summit last week, leading activists from around the world joined thousands in Toronto’s Massey Hall to oppose the G20 agenda. Maude Barlow was one [...]

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