Publication archives

Mar 2, 2015

Food Sovereignty Series: Nora McKeon, author of Food Security Governance

Nora McKeon is the author of "Food Security Governance: Empowering Communities, Regulating Corporations." Nora formerly worked for the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and continues to be very active around food systems, food governance, small-scale farmer movements, and UN-civil society relations.
Feb 26, 2015

WEBINAR: TTIP and Animal Welfare

 The EU and US have very different rules on the treatment of farm animals. The EU recognizes animals as sentient beings and requires Member states to respect their welfare, banning some of the worst forms of cruelty, many of which are common in the United States.
Feb 25, 2015

Minnesota Farm to Institution Markets

Aimed at improving access to and profitability from Minnesota’s farm to institution markets (i.e. schools, hospitals, child care centers, etc.) for Minnesota producers, the survey engaged 142 producers operating in 56 counties in Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
Feb 25, 2015

Obama’s Trade Agenda Smacks Down the Climate

by
Ben Lilliston
President Obama, like the Bushes and Clinton before him, is all in on expanding the type of free trade multinational corporations love. Unfortunately, these trade agreements fuel an extractive form of globalization that has negatively impacted jobs and inequality, and have also been devastating for the climate.
Feb 23, 2015

Big Meat Lobby to Attack New Dietary Guidelines

by
Shefali Sharma
The North American Meat Institute, national beef and pork associations and other corporate lobbies of the powerful meat industry are seething at the historic ne
Feb 18, 2015

Fast Track to an Empty Basket

by
IATP
Later this month, Congress will consider whether or not to hand Fast Track authority over to the President, limiting themselves to a simple up or down vote on two extraordinarily complex trade agreements now being negotiated in secret and without Congressional oversight.
Feb 18, 2015

Local Food Names: not for sale

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Repost from ARC2020
Feb 17, 2015

WEBINAR: Farm to School & Youth Leadership Part 2: Strengthening Farm to School

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
This two part webinar series will introduce participants to IATP's high school level Farm to School Youth Leadership Curriculum. The curriculum is designed to empower youth, teach them about their local food system, engage them in meaningful, hands-on learning activities that also strengthen their school’s Farm to School program and link them directly to farmers in their community.
Farm to School & Youth Leadership Webinar Part 2: Strengthening Farm to School