What if School Lunch Programs Promoted Public Health, Good Jobs & the Environment? Good Food Purchasing: City Campaigns Good Food Purchasing is doing exactly that around the country w Los Angeles Unified LA Food Policy Council Chicago Food Policy OUSD Nutrition Services & more. @foodandlabor & I weigh in via The Nation bit.ly/2INQFqn

Can’t stop scrolling this amazing Good Food Purchasing: City Campaigns Good Food Purchasing coverage in The Nation today ft Chicago Food Policy @ChuyForCongress recent #CookCounty win for #goodfood #goodjobs & the food system we need 🙌🏼💪🏼 by Anna Lappé & @foodandlabor Food Chain Workers Alliance (FCWA) #purchasingpower

The #Bayer #Monsanto mega-merger puts profits over people and the planet. Read the full statement from @HEAL_Food on the #MergerFromHell, which the DOJ approved yesterday. bit.ly/2HapSTl

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#PeasantRightsNow #NoLandNoLife @[email protected] (On Mastodon) Today, April 17 is the International Day of Peasants’ Struggles. Joint Statement from La Via Campesina and other social movements and civil society organizations viacampesina.org/en/joint-state…

From Inuit communities and small farmers, to scientists and activists, #climatechange is creating a response of "ecological grief." Beautiful, heartbreaking stories of loss of place in this piece... and still, amazingly hopeful. The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand bit.ly/2H9gS62

“For the sake of America’s farmers, taxpayers, and eaters, Congress must soundly reject this deeply regressive GOP #FarmBill.” Kari Hamerschlag Food Tank foodtank.com/news/2018/04/o…

Why we need BIG action to take on BIG SODA and the junk food biz: New Journal of AMA study found diet-related illnesses leading cause of death in U.S., causing 530,000 deaths in 2016. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Our mouths are watering looking through the recipes in this Greenpeace International cookbook! Chefs, cooks, and food bloggers from around the world celebrate plant-based foods with delicious, planet-friendly dishes. medium.com/greenpeacecook…

For #farmworkers, #climatechange makes a hard day's work even more difficult under extreme heat conditions, insects spreading disease, crop losses cutting into incomes, and water sources threatened. Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article/precar…

There is no food without #workers. And workers are transforming our food, political, and economic systems. Read our May Day edition of the #RealFoodScoop! #FoodWorkersResist #MayDayUnited realfoodmedia.org/real-food-scoo…

An inspiring movement win from #Hawaii! After several years of grassroots activism, ongoing court battles, and a high profile advocacy campaign, Hawaii has passed SB 3095 banning the neurotoxin chlorpyrifos. #peoplepower #agrochemicals #Monsanto hawaiireporter.com/first-nation-c…

This #MothersDay, let's make a commitment to call our representatives and demand a fair #FarmBill that doesn't cut billions in food assistance for families, workers, and low income people. #ProtectSNAP Center on Budget bit.ly/2rEix9L

Feeling inspired! Anna Lappé’s talk and all the Food Revolution Summit sessions are free ALL weekend. Scroll through the speakers and grab some headphones for an interview or two! foodrevolutionsummit.org

Momentum in Illinois is real. Thanks Chicago Food Policy for your leadership! #purchasingpower #GFPP #GoodFoodCookCounty x.com/chifoodpolicy/…

URGENT: The #FarmBill is up for a vote in the House. Urge your Representative to vote NO. This draft slashes support for nutrition assistance and conservation. It's bad for families, bad for consumers, bad for the environment, and bad for farmers. bit.ly/2KvrObd

Love it! Exactly what the films are for. #popupfilmfest season is approaching! x.com/harvestworkcoo…

The brilliant farmer-activist Karen Washington on food apartheid, #foodjustice, & #foodsovereignty. She minces no words: "People talk about food justice, but where are the farmers who look like me and who were brought here as slaves to do agriculture?" guernicamag.com/karen-washingt…

Hey Oakland, we see you. We ❤️you. Because #foodjustice is about community, the right to land, the right to public space, and the right to feel safe. #changingthestory #BBQWhileBlack bayareane.ws/2KNHMxB via East Bay Times