Last night executive editor of The WIP, Kate Daniels participated in a panel discussion following a showing of Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean, a film about a coffee cooperative in Uganda working with companies in the United …
by Rachel Muthoni –Kenya– When they hear cries of their fellow countrymen hit by acute food shortage, Kenyan peasant farmers in more productive areas have no money to donate. While they may feel the need and the wish to feed …
With No Money, Kenyan Farmers Find Way to Feed Hungry Read more »
by Jessica Mosby –USA– For almost a year I have been experiencing insufferable allergies. Many doctors’ appointments and medications later, I still wake up in the morning with my skin inflamed and my eyes swollen shut. By the time I …
Farmageddon Director Kristin Canty on Saving America’s Farms Read more »
by Moira Birss –USA/Colombia– In the middle of one of the most fertile regions in Colombia, amidst a five-decade armed conflict, a small peasant community manages to serve as a model of civilian resistance against violence and displacement. But as …
Resisting Violence through Sustainable Agriculture in Colombia Read more »
by Jessica Mosby – USA – Blaming someone or something for America’s obesity epidemic seems like an obvious national debate, but naming Iowa corn as the culprit seems almost laughable. I find it hard to believe that millions of people …
King Corn: Changing What We Eat and How We Grow It Read more »
by Imelda V. Abaño – Philippines – For centuries, rice has sculpted the culture of Asia. In fact, more than 2,000 years ago in the Philippines, tribal farmers revered the amazing native grain by carving out rice terraces using only …
Saving the Grain of Culture: Historic Rice Terraces In Danger Read more »