In this edition of Radio Sustain, Atina Diffley discusses organic agriculture and biodiversity, Woody Tasch explains slow money, and Larissa Lockwood and Tom Fewins talk about slow travel.
Marie Kulick talks about food grown with sewage sludge fertilizer, Shi Yan discusses organic farming in Minn. and Benin's Dr. Simplice Davo Vodohue tells us about the global food crisis.
The Food Stamp Program is a good case study to examine why, despite food assistance and nutrition programs, people continue to struggle with adequate and nutritious food
supplies.
This paper lays out some of the ways agricultural policies help shape which, and in what relative quantities, foods are produced and consumed in the United States. It also identifies some important contributing factors to negative trends in overweight and obesity.
This Minneapolis resource guide is for community leaders interested in addressing public health issues associated with poor diets and food insecurity in low-income neighborhoods. Its purpose is to provide ideas, links and contacts to help these leaders get started in addressing food access issues.
