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Food Policy

Raise More Voices for Effective Farm Policy - Now! By Mark Muller Posted November 2, 2011 Congress may be creating the most undemocratic, nontransparent process we've ever had for the forthcoming Farm Bill. Now is the time to raise voices! Check out http://www.parentearth.com/action/farmbill/	Class Wars and the Soda Tax By Raj Patel Posted October 31, 2011 With half of the sugar in US diets coming from sweetened beverages, advocates of a "soda-tax" look like they've got a strong case. But is this part of a culture war between the rich who can afford not to drink Coke, and the poor who can’t afford anything else?	The High Cost Of Anti-Immigrant Laws By Sean Sellers Posted October 21, 2011 Sean Sellers and Greg Asbed of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers explain how the recent wave of anti-immigrant laws is affecting our food system:	Holly Freishtat’s work in Baltimore bearing fruit Posted August 31, 2011
Can the World Feed 10 Billion People? Posted May 10, 2011 Malawi's swaying fields are a battleground in which three different visions for the future of global agriculture are ranged against one other.	The problem with cheap food Posted May 4, 2011 IATP Food and Community Fellow Raj Patel provided commentary on soaring food prices yesterday on NPR's Marketplace	Healthy Kids, Food Safety and Pigford: This lame duck is ruffling its food feathers! Posted December 3, 2010 Congress yesterday approved the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Earlier this week food safety legislation was passed in the senate and the House passed legislation to fund the Pigford Settlement with black farmers.	SNAP and Soda: Who's Business is it Anyway? Posted December 2, 2010 Our December 1 webinar discussed the New York SNAP soda ban and its national implications.
Stick a Fork in It: Pass The Child Nutrition Act By Debra Eschmeyer Posted November 24, 2010 We are preparing for the most thoroughly planned meal in America, and it's not Thanksgiving dinner. It's school lunch.	“Let’s Have the Pentagon Pop some Bucks for School Lunch” By Mark Muller Posted November 22, 2010	What the Mid-term Elections Mean for the Upcoming Farm Bill By Andy Fisher Posted November 5, 2010 Is there a silver lining in Tuesday’s election for our movement’s efforts to reform food and farm policy in the upcoming Farm Bill?	Baltimore "Food Czar" making waves Posted November 3, 2010

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April 2013

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