Raj Patel: The Value of Nothing-an Overview (video)
In Raj Patel’s new book, The Value of Nothing, Patel explains what it means to have corporate monopolies that can manipulate both price and supply, coupled to a “free market” philosophy...
Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Alfalfa Decision (video)
The recent Supreme Court decision on the Round Up Ready Alfalfa case (RRA) has drawn a mixture of reactions from the mainstream media, and from the Blogosphere.
Urban Growth Boundaries: The Reserves Process (Video)
Over the next 30 years, the Portland Metro area is projected to increase in population size by 1 million people. Three counties must decide how to manage that growth.
Urban Growth Boundary: Oregon Agriculture, Economy, and Managed Growth (video)
Oregon is among the very few states, and the Portland area, of the even fewer major metro areas, that have for decades effectively fought back the forces of development.
A Conversation with Claire Hope Cummings-Part 2 (video)
Cummings believes a handful of global agrichemical companies are threatening the livelihoods of farmers.
Seeds of Life: Beta Vulgaris
In Beta Vulgaris, Frank Morton, an organic seed breeder shares his concerns over the contamination threat of transgenic sugar beets in the Willamette Valley.
Seeds of Life: David Vs. Goliath (video)
In an ongoing David versus Goliath legal battle, an Oregon organic seed breeder, has successfully sued the USDA over GMO sugar beets.
Farm To School: A Conversation with Marion Kalb-part 3
Marion Kalb, director of the Farm To School program, suggests practical ways to bring fresh, locally produced foods into the school cafeteria lunchroom.