Articles & Interviews
A Twenty-year Vision for Organic Agriculture
Five organic movement and industry leaders discuss their vision, the potential risks and the pathways for organic agriculture to become the dominant farming system.
Treasure of the Sierra Foothills: Heritage Fruit and Nut Trees Discovered and Preserved
Organic farming pioneer, Amigo Cantisano, is carrying on the work of Felix Gillet, the father of perennial agriculture in the West. The discovery of 100-year-old orchards has saved a wealth of fruit and nut genetics
The Maya Seed Ark Project
An Interview with The Maya Seed Ark Project founder Camila Martinez, who is establishing seed banks in Central America and educating Maya people about the risks of genetically engineered seeds
The Real Dirt On Farmer John
John Peterson is a Midwestern, third generation farmer who nearly lost all his land in the 1980’s. With a unique perspective and creative spirit, he survived tough times and now runs one of the largest CSA’s in the country, Angelic Organics. His story is told in the wonderful and outlandish documentary, The Real Dirt On Farmer John.
Beyond The Barcode: The Local Food Revolution
"Our food, in the vision of the globalizers and the vision of the total economy, will come from wherever in the world it can be produced most cheaply, freeing American labor and land for higher uses. I frankly don’t know what higher use there is for labor and land than growing food" ... Michael Pollan
Farmworkers, Immigration and NAFTA
Anne Lopez, author of Farmworker's Journey, discusses the devastating effects of NAFTA in rural Mexican communities that has pushed millions of Mexican farmers off their land seeking work in the US, living in impoverished conditions away from their families.
Food Democracy and Healthy Choices
An interview with Marion Nestle, Professor and former chair of the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University and author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health; and Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism.
Foods of the Southwest Indian Nations
An interview with Native American chef and author Lois Ellen Frank
Jerusalem Artichokes: Not Artichokes and Not From Jerusalem
Farmer/writer Andy Griffin of Maraquita Farms near Watsonville, CA, explores the unique culture of this distinctive tuber, a member of the sunflower family.
Listening to Plants
Bob Cannard is a master ecological farmer, soil fertility innovator and early pioneer in growing specialty crops for the world –renowned restaurant Chez Panisse.
Organic Food Has a Higher Nutrient Content
An Interview with Charles Benbrook, Chief Scientist for The Organic Center. Studies show that organic food contains higher levels of important nutrients like vitamin C and antioxidants. Charles Benbrook explains how plants respond in an organic system that results in higher levels of protection for the plant and increased nutritional benefits for people.
Safe as Milk: The Story Behind Bovine Growth Hormone
Dr. Samuel Epstein, leading authority on causes and prevention of cancer, provides real science on the risks of Bovine Growth Hormone
The Fascinating World of Honeybees
A Conversation with Chemical-Free Beekeeper Les Crowder of New Mexico
Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
Bryant Terry is an eco-chef, food justice activist, and author inspiring people to eat good food, know where it comes from and how it is grown, while making it accessible to everybody.
Healing, Seeds and the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
Flordemayo is a Mayan healer living New Mexico who is a member of the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and is a director of The Institute for Natural and Traditional Knowledge, which among other activities, is developing a seed bank for heritage foods and medicinal seeds.
The Spirit of Rudolf Steiner in County Kildare
Camphill Dunshane combines biodynamic farming with community development for young adults with special-needs.
Tears, Rice and a Free California
Genetically engineered, pharmaceutical rice finds resistance in California
Trojan Gene Effect
Researchers are genetically engineering human and other foreign growth genes into salmon, trout, and other fish species in an attempt to make “super fish".
Urban Agriculture in the Margins
In an excerpt from his book Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey For Real Food And The People Who Grow It, Michael Ableman stops in Chicago to find urban agriculture flourishing in the most unlikely places.
A Twenty-year Vision for Organic Agriculture: Bios
Five organic movement and industry leaders discuss their vision, the potential risks and the pathways for organic agriculture to become the dominant farming system.
