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Reading RoomBiofuelsBio-fuels Lessons from Brazil: The industrial model is bad for the environment, worse for workersby Saulor Araujo, ELP New England Senior Fellow. The Future of Food, Fuel and Energy: A Conversation with Wes Jackson• Wes Jackson shares his vision for natural systems agriculture, and discusses the work of The Land Institute and the false promise of biofuels.FarmingAn Interview with Alicia Salvatore: Farmworkers and Public HealthIndustrial Hog Farms and Pollution by Sacoby Wilson, ELP National Senior Fellow Taking the Worldview on Organic: Its Real Potential and Challenges Ahead• Michael Sligh discusses the current direction of organic food production with ELP's Deputy Director Errol Mazursky.Kitchen Literacy: How we lost knowledge of where food comes from and why we need to get it back• Ann Vileisis discusses ways history informed our thinking about creating a sustainable food system.Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America: A Conversation with Christopher M. Bacon• Christopher Bacon discusses the growing production and consumption of coffee and its impact on local farm communities and ecoystems in Mexico and Central America in his new book, Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America.A Global View of the Farm Bill: The Convergence of Climate Change, Food Security and the Future of Family Farmers Worldwide• Thomas Forster analyzes the current U.S. farm bill and discusses the community food security movement in the United States and internationally.Food ServicesSowing the Seeds to Improve Food Deserts• Mari Gallagher discusses the affects of food deserts on communities and how communities can improve their sources of food.Partnering with a Giant: Honest Tea's Quest to Stay True to its Mission While Partnering with Coca Cola• Seth Goldman, CEO of Honest Tea discusses Honest Tea's mission to promote organic beverages while partnering with one the world's biggest corbonated soft drink producers.Other Food Topics Read the 2007 ELP Food Newsletter.
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