Publication archives

Jul 22, 2014

Transatlantic dialogue between legislators on TTIP in the European Parliament

This post was written by ARC2020 and originally appeared July 21 at arc2020.eu.
Jul 17, 2014

A landowner’s guide to pollinator-friendly practices

by
Andrew Ranallo
Last month, President Obama issued a memorandum to create a national strategy to promote pollinator health. The strategy includes creating a pollinator health task force and taking steps to increase and improve pollinator habitat.
Jul 17, 2014

Time for Walgreen’s to step up to the plate

by
Pete Huff
This week, organizations and individuals around the country are coming together to tell Walgreen’s—the largest drug retailing company in the United States—to eliminate products containing toxic chemicals from their shelves.  Led by the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition (of which IATP is a part), the July 17 “Instagram Day of Action” i
Jul 17, 2014

A Farmer and Landowner Guide to Pollinators and Neonicotinoids

by
Tara Ritter
Jim Kleinschmit
Pollinators are essential to the environment and our food supply. Nearly one out of every three mouthfuls of food we eat relies on a pollinator, and they have been shown to boost crop yield and quality, providing clear economic benefits to farmers. Most people know that bees are pollinators, but there are many others, including butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, bats and hummingbirds.
Jul 17, 2014

Growing Farm to Childcare

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
Teaching children about food and where it comes from is an important part of many childcare programs, but many childcare facilities want to go a step further and build a Farm to Childcare program that connects local farmers with young children by providing fresh, healthy foods in childcare meals.
Growing Farm to Childcare
Jul 16, 2014

States get proactive on trade agreements: The Maine model

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
Trade agreements are negotiated in a top down process: negotiators cut secret deals and then push for approval. These trade deals set rules on investment by corporations and banks, and lowering standards and regulations to the “least trade restrictive” possible.
Jul 15, 2014

Farm to Childcare Curriculum Package

by
JoAnne Berkenkamp
Madeline Kastler
Inside this curriculum package, you will find activity ideas and resources for implementing Farm to Childcare at your  childcare center. Many of these resources are ready to use, while some are examples that offer opportunities for you to customize to your own context.
Jul 15, 2014

Farm to Childcare: Highlights and Lessons Learned

Introduction: About our Experience with Farm to Childcare