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Comments by IATP, Grassroots International and IDEX for the HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the report: Investing in smallholder agriculture for food and nutrition security

Percolate: Farm-Direct Food for Our Hospitals, Schools and Child Care

March 26th, 2013

Bringing healthy local food to institutional settings, and supporting family farmers too! Join IATP’s Anna Claussen and Erin McKee VanSlooten for a discussion of Farm to Hospital, Farm to School and Farm to Child Care programs in the Midwest. How did they start? Where are they now? What barriers do they face? How can we expand them? And how can you contribute? Please register by contacting Marin Byrne at mbyrne@iatp.org or (612) 870-3411. Percolate is an opportunity, every other month, to join IATP in discussions about food, farming and trade. This isn’t just another lecture—come

The end of the Farm Bill?

“There is absolutely no way to explain this other than agriculture is just not a priority,” said Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow on the Senate Floor on New Year’s Day.

Managing Small Urban Farmers Markets:

Overview While some Minneapolis neighborhoods enjoy a bountiful supply of healthy foods, others do not. Mini farmers markets help address this challenge by bringing fresh, locally grown foods into Minneapolis neighborhoods.

Networking Small Urban Farmers Markets

Overview

A year of squandered opportunities to resolve the food crisis

January 31, 2013 – A drought in the United States last year sparked the third price spike in international food commodity markets in the last five years, again pushing maize, wheat, and soybean prices to record highs. Why are we still seeing such volatility six years after prices shot up in 2007? Have global leaders taken action to address the causes of this new food crisis?

Dr. Paul Anastas: "We’re all in the same boat, and we only have one boat"

“Any defenders of the status quo are not on my team.”

Healthy Legacy Day at the Capitol

February 14th, 2013

We’ll be delivering handmade valentines and meeting with state lawmakers about policies to remove toxic chemicals from children’s products. RSVP Parents, kids and children’s environmental health advocates will be descending on the state capitol this Valentine’s Day with an important message to lawmakers – toxic chemicals like formaldehyde don’t belong in our kid’s toys, shampoo or other products. Because over 50,000 Minnesotans called, emailed and visited their state legislators, we were the first state in the nation to ban BPA from baby bottles and sippy cups. Other states

Minnesota is one of 26 states taking the lead on toxic chemicals

People across the country are concerned about toxic chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA), flame retardants, phthalates and formaldehyde in products they use every day, including those designed for babies and children. Most people agree that hormone disrupters, carcinogens and developmental toxins don’t belong in our consumer products.

Deutsche Bank and the fine art of self-exoneration

On January 19, Deutsche Bank (DB) issued “Questions and Answers on investments in agricultural commodities”.  The DB stated that after an internal examination, it was resuming investments in agricultural derivatives contracts that it had suspended since March 2011.