Food and Agriculture

As the actual environmental and economic costs of the industrial agricultural system become more evident, we are seeing many new campaigns to regain control over what we eat—food safety initiatives, local food movements, fights against genetically modified food and destructive trade policies, and the Slow Food movement.

Celebrating All We Share Three Times a Day

March 23, 2012 | by Jay Walljasper

5 ways that food is a commons

How to Grow a Healthy Local Food System

December 16, 2011 | by Julie Ristau

OTC brings a commons framework to developing the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council

How Aid Projects Can Do More Good Over the Long Term June 23, 2011 \| By Daniel Moss Development agencies love to cut the ribbon on new projects, but is that what's best?	Who Owns the Land? November 1, 2009 \| By Robert Karp Although privately owned, farm land must be treated as a commons
The Real Tragedy April 30, 2013 \| By Jonathan Rowe Ecological ruin stems from what happens to--not what is caused by--the commons	Land Grabs Spread Throughout Developing World March 10, 2013 \| By Sophia Murphy Hunger and Human Rights abuses threaten fragile rural communities
Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy December 20, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy: How to protect the ocean commons and coastal communities who depend on its long-term health	A 500-Year Revolution of the Rich Against the Poor October 22, 2012 \| By Jeremy Rifkin The loss of the Medieval commons still affects the world today
Monsanto Goes All Out to Keep GMOs a Secret Ingredient in Our Food September 19, 2012 \| By Food Democracy Now Polls show California voters favor labeling GMOs, but agribusiness dumps millions to defeat labeling in November election	Monsanto Goes All Out to Keep GMOs a Secret Ingredient in Our Food September 19, 2012 \| By Food Democracy Now Polls show California voters favor labeling GMOs, but agribusiness dumps millions to defeat labeling in November election
A 150-Year Experiment: Colleges That Serve Everyone August 19, 2012 \| By Leodis Scott Land-grant schools make a natural ally for the commons movement	Seed Saver Inspires Wide-Ranging Economic Renaissance in His Hometown August 7, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Seed Saver Inspires Wide-Ranging Economic Renaissance in His Hometown: “I think of myself as a weaver. I try to help connect people who are dying to be connected, but don’t know it yet, to improve the true health and wealth of our community.” – Tom Stearns

How Aid Projects Can Do More Good Over the Long Term June 23, 2011 \| By Daniel Moss Development agencies love to cut the ribbon on new projects, but is that what's best?	Who Owns the Land? November 1, 2009 \| By Robert Karp Although privately owned, farm land must be treated as a commons
The Real Tragedy April 30, 2013 \| By Jonathan Rowe Ecological ruin stems from what happens to--not what is caused by--the commons	Land Grabs Spread Throughout Developing World March 10, 2013 \| By Sophia Murphy Hunger and Human Rights abuses threaten fragile rural communities
Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy December 20, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy: How to protect the ocean commons and coastal communities who depend on its long-term health	A 500-Year Revolution of the Rich Against the Poor October 22, 2012 \| By Jeremy Rifkin The loss of the Medieval commons still affects the world today
Monsanto Goes All Out to Keep GMOs a Secret Ingredient in Our Food September 19, 2012 \| By Food Democracy Now Polls show California voters favor labeling GMOs, but agribusiness dumps millions to defeat labeling in November election	Monsanto Goes All Out to Keep GMOs a Secret Ingredient in Our Food September 19, 2012 \| By Food Democracy Now Polls show California voters favor labeling GMOs, but agribusiness dumps millions to defeat labeling in November election
A 150-Year Experiment: Colleges That Serve Everyone August 19, 2012 \| By Leodis Scott Land-grant schools make a natural ally for the commons movement	Seed Saver Inspires Wide-Ranging Economic Renaissance in His Hometown August 7, 2012 \| by Jessica Conrad Seed Saver Inspires Wide-Ranging Economic Renaissance in His Hometown: “I think of myself as a weaver. I try to help connect people who are dying to be connected, but don’t know it yet, to improve the true health and wealth of our community.” – Tom Stearns

Commons Magazine

Food and Agriculture

Celebrating All We Share Three Times a Day

How to Grow a Healthy Local Food System

How Aid Projects Can Do More Good Over the Long Term

Who Owns the Land?

The Real Tragedy

Land Grabs Spread Throughout Developing World

Local Fisheries Champion Fights for Value-Based Policy

A 500-Year Revolution of the Rich Against the Poor

Monsanto Goes All Out to Keep GMOs a Secret Ingredient in Our Food

Monsanto Goes All Out to Keep GMOs a Secret Ingredient in Our Food

A 150-Year Experiment: Colleges That Serve Everyone

Seed Saver Inspires Wide-Ranging Economic Renaissance in His Hometown

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