Community-based food systems

Farm to school programs growing despite challenges

When USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan toured the St.

Food, water and filmmaking: this month's Radio Sustain

In the newest IATP Radio Sustain podcast, we sit down with Brother David Andrews to discuss the fundamental human right to food and water and how this right is being established internationally.

Join Government and Rural Leaders at Summit

No part of the U.S. has been spared from the current financial crisis, but rural communities—already among the nations poorest—have been hit particularly hard.

Food Independence Day

Americans are certainly good at one thing during national holidays: consumption —of all kinds—but particularly of food. This year, let's make it local.

The Middle of the Local Food Chain

One of the challenges of transitioning toward a more locally based food system in the United States is that our current infrastructure disagrees with the idea. During the last 50 years, U.S. farm policy has told farmers to "get big or get out." We've encouraged farmers to grow single crops for export, animal feed or as ingredients in processed foods.

A Fresh Take on Food

Stepping into the Riverview Theater earlier this month, I didn't know what to make of the scene. The theater was packed: 700 people had come to a sold-out documentary about food. The film is called Fresh. There had been no paid media advertisements. No prominent reviews in the entertainment press.