A More Moral Compass Late last week, in what Eric Schlosser has deemed “the greatest victory for farmworkers since Cesar Chavez” and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis called “a huge victory,” the Coalition of Immokalee Workers signed with Compass Group to the tune of 1.5 cents/lb of tomatoes, a half a cent more than any previous increase, and introducing a new “code of conduct” to which Florida growers must comply in order to do business with the world’s largest contract caterer. (More at The Nation)
Adios to Ole? Last weekend, bullfighting aficionados enjoyed what may have been the last corrida in Barcelona as the Catalan Parliment considers a ban on the sport.
A Modern USDA Yesterday, Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan hosted a live chat on Facebook, which she ended by suggesting the event was the first of a monthly series, and that there may be blogging in the future as well. Last week, the USDA also announced the roll out of three new web tools: Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, My Food-a-pedia and the 10 Tips Series.
Much Ado About Dairy, at Home and Abroad In Europe, farmers are burning hay and dumping millions of gallons of milk to protest flailing dairy prices. Meanwhile, back in the states, a new deal may give $290 million in aid to dairy farmers, while new technology that enables dairy farmers to breed more cows than steers by “sexing” semen stands to offset any benefit of the massive cull of dairy cows earlier this year.
Huffington’s Game Changers After an initial period of nominations, the Huffington Post has compiled a list of the top 10 Green Game Changers, which includes several of our heroes, including Roger Doiron, Annie Leonard and Bill McKibben. Vote for your favorite, if you can choose…
Astroturf Exposure MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow reports on the mistruths work of the Center for Consumer Freedom, which is currently targeting ACORN but is also behind such campaigns as Sweet Scam (which insists that high-fructose corn syrup is good for you), Fish Scam (which downplays the risk of mercury contamination in fish) and Trans-Fat Facts (which insists that trans fats can actually help fight cancer). Maddow promises CCF CEO Rick Berman will appear as a guest next week.
As the Jewish New Year Begins The list of terms surrounding ethical eating continues to grow. Local, sustainable, pastured, meet eco-kosher.
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