Jenny’s Food and Ag Update for November 17, 2014

Jenny's Food and Ag Update

Land, Co-ops, Compost: A Local Food Economy Emerges in Boston’s Poorest Neighborhoods (Truthout) http://bit.ly/14kh3mP

Africa: Urban Farming Covers an Area the Size of Europe (EU), More Growth Needed – Study (AllAfrica) http://bit.ly/1q52EVB

Study: Global assessment of urban and peri-urban agriculture: irrigated and rainfed croplands (Environmental Research Letters) http://bit.ly/1vcTIzx

Protecting Seeds and Their Stories: The Sacred in Everyday Life (Nation of Change) http://bit.ly/10J0UFe

Don’t ask how to feed the 9 billion (NYT) http://nyti.ms/1oPNNgY

The fight for seed sovereignty in Ghana (World Development Movement) http://bit.ly/1pFZFmr

Why We Need a Policy for Food, Health and Wellbeing (Union of Concerned Scientists) http://bit.ly/1v5G3tg

Rethinking School Lunch Oakland (OUSD Central Kitchen) http://bit.ly/1xGcNI9

Inside School Food: Episode 21 – Sustainable California Chicken for California Kids (Heritage Radio Network) http://bit.ly/14wP3N9

Millions of Ladybugs Converge in Oakland Redwoods (The Bold Italic) http://bit.ly/112HwmL

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