Since he took office a short six months ago, President Obama has galvanized the food community-from buzz about the White House garden to the Obama foodscape blog, Obamafoodorama.com. And now he has reinvigorated the global discussion on hunger with a few simple words.
According to new projections from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), there are now more than 1.02 billion people in the world who are hungry, more than ever before. In other words, one sixth of humanity is going hungry every day.
by Brian Halweil on June 10, 2009 Last night I settled into a seat at the Angelika Film Forum in SoHo alongside celebrities like Robin Quivers (shockjock Howard Stern's longterm co-host and a new vegan), actress Kirsten Dunst, Village Voice columnist Michael Musto, and designer Zac Posen for a screening of Food Inc., the new film set to open from coast to coast this week and galvanize American audiences with the horrors and hopes of the way we eat.
by Danielle Nierenberg on June 5, 2009 Last night I spent the last two hours talking to a group of mostly female Mexican environmentalists and animal advocates. They're all members of Associaciones Protectoras de Animales de Mexico (APASDEM). In one of the member's apartments-located conveniently above an organic market-we talked about the state of farming and livestock for food production in Mexico.
by Brian Halweil on June 4, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of strolling through the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Greenmarket at 47th and 2nd in Manhattan. I was actually rushing through, on my way to Private Dining Rooms 6-8 at the United Nations for the Nordic Council of Minister's luncheon on the preservation of the world's crop and livestock breeds.
by Danielle Nierenberg on June 4, 2009 I forgot that things move a little slower in Latin America and best laid plans don't always work out. It looks like I won't be visiting Granjas Carroll, the factory farm in Vera Cruz, a state on the Eastern Coast of Mexico, where H1N1 is believed to have originated. I'm bummed, but also to be honest, somewhat relieved.
by Danielle Nierenberg on June 4, 2009 I was honored to be asked by Deputy (their preferred term for Representative or Congressperson) Diego Cobo Terrazas, a Green Party (Partido Verde) member, to speak to members of the Congreso de Mexico about how factory farming can help facilitate the spread of disease.
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