January/February 2009
The new food revolution
There is perhaps no more politically charged issue today than food – how it is grown, who controls its processing and distribution, and who eats what — or who doesn’t eat at all. In our special issue focusing on food politics, Briarpatch casts a hopeful eye over the multitude of food activism initiatives springing up all around us.
Articles in this issue
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Letter from the editor
The power of food
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From the world’s breadbasket to the empire’s fuel tank
How the agrofuels lobby is reshaping prairie agriculture
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The small-print revolution
Building a more transparent food system
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The activist cookbook
A do-it-yourself food activism starter kit
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Genetic modification “inherently unsafe”
An interview with Jeffrey Smith
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Feeding the world and cooling the planet
La Vía Campesina’s Fifth International Conference
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Learning from success
Local food activism and the fight for a livable planet
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Eat, play, live
8 food activism initiatives that are changing how we eat and live
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Cow powder
The unnatural growth of milk-based protein supplements
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The herbivore’s dilemma
Book review
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Chow now
Book review
