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Interviews with experts on the science, politics, and culture of food
Raj Patel: Food Sovereignty (video)
Raj Patel explains what food sovereignty means, and why people around the world are fighting to have a say in their own food system.
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 has drawn a mixture of reactions from the mainstream media, and from the Blogosphere.
Urban Growth Boundaries: The Reserves Process (Video)
Three counties must decide how to manage expected growth by 1 million people over the next 30 years.
Urban Growth Boundary: Oregon Agriculture and Growth (video)
Oregon is among the very few states that have for decades effectively fought back the forces of development with their urban growth boundary plans.
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 Seeds of Life, Frank Morton, an organic seed breeder shares his concerns over the contamination threat of GMO 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 sued the USDA over GMO sugar beets.