Video: Lidback Recognized as Emerging Leader by Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame
Joanna Lidback, member of the Global Farmer Network, was recently recognized as the Emerging Leader for the Vermont Agricultural Hall of Fame. In this video, he...
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The Story Behind Your Cup of Coffee
Americans like to know the stories behind their coffee.
This is one of the surprising facts Ive learned on my visits to the United States, from my coffee fa...
Honoring the One Percenters Who Grow Our Food Americas Farmers
We hear a lot of sharp talk these days about the 1%. Its members have too much. Or they dont contribute enough. Youve heard the complaints from politicians ...
A Well-Fed World is a Peaceful World
President Obama caused a stir across the pond last week when he waded into the debate over whether the United Kingdom should quit the European Union. President ...
Europe Needs an Open Dialogue About GMOs that Includes Farmers
Here in Europe, we hear a lot of negative claims about GMOs. People dont trust them, say the activist groups. Or they arent natural. Or they just enrich big c...
A Remarkable Christmas Gift from the Worlds Farmers
Everywhere we look, we see bad news: radical terrorists on the warpath, massacres in Paris and San Bernardino, sluggish economic growth, a national debt that ap...
TPP is Secret No More
The secret is out: The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a good deal for the United States.
Want to read it for yourself? The full text of this proposed 12-nation...
Nobody Wants to Hurt Honeybees
Nobody wants to hurt honeybees. Not only are they an important part of the environment, but as pollinators, theyre also essential to agriculture. Ive heard th...
Can GMOs Save Oranges? Use it or Lose it!
Flu season is upon usand countless Americans are reaching for orange juice. Theyre hoping its abundance of vitamin C will help them stay healthy, or at least ...
Thankful for Food and Those who Produce it
When President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, his proclamation spoke of the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. T...