Northwest Chocolate Festival www.nwchocolatefestival.com Seattle Center Northwest Rooms October 23rd and 24th! All day admission $12.50 or e-mail nwchocvol@gmail.com to volunteer and get in free! Chocolate Festival Trade Justice Line Up Saturday Tree to Bean to Cup: Wake Up with Coffee and Chocolate (10am) The parallels between cacao and coffee are endless – both artfully […]
Category Archives: Food Justice Blog Posts
AquaBounty’s GE Salmon Smells Pretty Rotten
On September 19 and 20, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held public meetings of its Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee (VMAC) to address safety issues associated with AquaBounty Technologies’ application to sell genetically engineered salmon that can grow nearly twice as fast as non-GE strains. If approved, the FDA could be adding unknown hazards on […]
10/24 Teach-Out with Alleycat Acres!
Teach Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND WORK FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY FARM Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice Fifth Event of 2010! Alleycat Acres Urban Farming Collective Sunday, October 24, 12:00-4:00, potluck following! Please support Alleycats’ commitment to alternative transportation methods […]
The Refugee Farming Project – Teach-out Reportback
by Erica Bacon [See what’s new at the Refugee Farming Project by visiting their Blog!] “Help us give our best to life and make the Earth a little more beautiful for having lived on it”, goes an excerpt from a prayer written by Richard St. Barbe Baker. Since reading it a few weeks ago, this […]
Reflection on Bainbridge Island Teach-Out
by Erica Bacon As city dwellers, it is not often enough that we take the time to consider the rich agricultural history that surrounds us. I feel incredibly fortunate to live in a place where the natural land and sea-scape is so powerful that it can coax awe-inspired tears to surface on a regular basis. […]
New Report on Access to Healthy Foods in Washington State
In September, CAGJ Director Heather English Day presented at the Washington Food and Nutrition Council’s Annual Conference, “Getting Back to Our Roots: Finding the Way Forward To Farm Fresh Food”, along with many other local advocates for food security and justice. Everything from local urban farm projects to global food sovereignty was covered, giving attendees […]
Fri 10/29: AGRA Watch Film Night & CAGJ Fundraiser!
The World According to Monsanto AGRA Watch documented the ties between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Monsanto, and recently exposed the foundation’s purchase of 500,000 shares of Monsanto stock. Come to find out why we are so concerned about this unhealthy alliance, and to see how you can get involved in the AGRA […]
Sat 9/25 AGRA Watch Film Night!
In Honor of Hunger Action Month, CAGJ Presents… An AGRA Watch Film Night! COME JOIN US FOR A NIGHT OF FOOD, FILMS, & DISCUSSION! When: Saturday, September 25th, 5-8pm Where: The Righis’ Home, Fremont area (RSVP for address) Films: A Cry for Madiom & GMOs: Blessing or Curse “A Cry for Madiom” documents the struggle […]
SAT-SUN, Sept 18-19 Teach Out to Yakima!
Teach-Out! Engaging our Local Food Cycle AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND WORK FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY FARM Coordinated by the Food Justice Project of the Community Alliance for Global Justice Fifth Event of 2010! RicOrganics and Alvarez Farm – Overnight to Yakima Valley, WA Saturday, September 18th 12pm- Sunday, the 19th 9am- 1pm. Overnight […]
For Immediate Release: GATES FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MONSANTO
[Please see fact sheet, background research and post-card text on Media Resources page of website here] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25th, 2010 Contact: Travis English, AGRA Watch (206) 335-4405 Brenda Biddle, The Evergreen State College & AGRA Watch (360) 878-7833 AGRA Watch GATES FOUNDATION INVESTS IN MONSANTO Both will profit at expense of small-scale African […]