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Love Is The New Religion
On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence and things seem dark But calmly and quietly, at the same time, something else is happening underground An inner revolution is taking...
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The Portland-Brooklyn Connection
I’m not much of a blogger, or a writer for that matter, so the idea of maintaining a daily blog seems impossible to me. I like journaling and I used to do it quite a bit. I’m seeing this thing called...
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We are what we eat…
Barbara Kingsolver, author of many other acclaimed novels like Pigs in Heaven and Animal Dreams, came out with her first non-fiction narrative Animal, Vegetable, Miracle in 2007.It’s a story of how her...
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Oily Foods by Steven L. Hopp
Americans put almost as much fossil fuel into our refrigerators as our cars. We’re consuming about 400 gallons of oil a year per citizen – about 17 percent of our nation’s energy use – for...
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“Hungry World”…by Steven L. Hopp
All these heirloom eggplants and artisan cheeses from the farmer’s market are great for weekend dinner parties, but don’t we still need industrial farming to feed the hungry? In fact, all the world’s...
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The Strange Case of Percy Schmeiser…by Steven L. Hopp
In 1999, a quiet middle-aged farmer from Bruno, Saskatchewan, was sued by the largest biotech seed producer in the world. Monsanto Inc. claimed that Percy Schmeiser had damaged them, to the tune of...
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The Global Equation…by Steven L. Hopp
By purchasing local vegetables instead of South American ones, for example, aren’t we hurting farmers in developing countries? If you’re picturing Farmer Juan and his family gratefully wiping sweat...
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We’ve got new colors!!!
Spring is springing and so is the people’s republic of portland’s color wheel. We thought after three years of black and green it was time for a little pick-me-up. Right now only 3 monkeys, Radish...
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Is Bigger Really Better? – by Seven L Hopp
Which are more economically productive, small family farms or big industrial farms? Most people assume they know the answer, and make a corollary assumption: that small farmers are basically asking to...
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The Price Of Life – by Steven L Hopp
Industrial animal food production has one goal: to convert creatures into meat. These intensively managed factory farms are called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The animals are chosen...
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Paying The Price Of Low Prices…by Steven L. Hopp
A common complaint about organic and local foods is that they’re more expensive than “conventional” (industrially grown) foods. Most consumers don’t realize how much we’re already paying for the...
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eh hem..boy oh boy..where to start?
Well you jokers finally got me on here! Don’t really know where to start…much love to my new friends Jen and Kev..as my homeboy Phil (owner escape from new york) said the other day: “Look at that...
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Speaking Up – By Steven L Hopp
The increased availability of local food in any area is a direct function of the demand from local consumers. Most of us are not accustomed to asking about food origins, but it’s easy enough to do....
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Losing The Bug Arms Race – by Steven L Hopp
What could be simpler: spray chemicals to kill insects or weeds, increase yields, reap more produce and profits. Grow the bottom line by spraying the current crop. From a single-year perspective, it...
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Home Grown – by Steven L Hopp
O sure, Barbara Kingsolver has forty acres and a mule (a donkey, actually). But how can someone like me participate in the spirit of growing things, when my apartment overlooks the freeway and other...
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The plan for 2010 – a letter from Bill McKibben and the 350.org team
Dear friends, Well, no one said it was going to be easy. Last year, thanks to many of you, we built up enormous momentum for climate solutions. The global day of rallies you pulled off on October...
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Sustaining The Unsustainable – by Steven L Hopp
Doesn’t the Federal Farm Bill help out all these poor farmers?No. It used to, but ever since its inception just after the Depression, the Federal Farm Bill has slowly been altered by agribusiness...
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Really, We’re Not Mad – by Steven L. Hopp
Cows must have some friends in high places. If a shipment of ground beef somehow gets contaminated with pathogens, our federal government does not have authority to recall the beef, only to request...
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Dig! Dig! Dig! And Your Muscles Will Grow Big – By Steven L. Hopp
On July 9th, 2006, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the world lost one of its most successful local-foods advocates of all time: John Raeburn. At the beginning of World War II when Germany vowed to starve the...
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Trading Fair and Square – By Steven L. Hopp
The local food movement addresses many important, interconnected food issues, including environmental responsibility, agricultural sustainability, and fair wages to those who grow our food. Buying...
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