Food justice

A hell of a way to write a Farm Bill

If you want to see what political dysfunction looks like, take a look at how Congress is bungling the nation’s most important food and farm policy—the Farm Bill. The sprawling Farm Bill sets policy for the next five years and is directly relevant to our 2 million farmers, the 43 million people on food assistance and the more than 900 million acres in farmland.

WEBINAR: Food justice or junk food?

Will more supermarkets equal more access to healthy food in underserved communities? Recently first lady Michelle Obama announced a partnership with Wal-Mart, Supervalu and Walgreens to combat the issue of food access in communities called food deserts—usually in urban communities and characterized by a lack of access to healthy food options and an over-abundance of fast food.

Honoring the hands that prepare our food

This post originally appeared September 4, 2011 on The Huffington Post.

IATP sends fair food delegation to Trader Joe's

At the request of our colleagues working with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy formed a delegation today that delivered a letter to the manager of the Trader Joe’s store in St. Paul, MN.

Streetwerks Youth Farmers Market

A quick look at the Streetwerks Youth Farmers Market, part of the Institute for Agriculture and Trady Policy's (IATP) Mini Farmers Market project. More information available at www.iatp.org/minimarkets.

IATP Mini Farmers Markets: St. Olaf Community Campus Farmers Market

A quick look at the St. Olaf Community Campus Farmers Market, part of the Institute for Agriculture and Trady Policy's (IATP) Mini Farmers Market project. More information available at www.iatp.org/minimarkets.

IATP's Mini Farmers Markets: Overview

A look at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy's Mini Farmers Market project in Minneapolis. More information available at www.iatp.org/minimarkets.

Looking forward, looking back: story and potential of food

Among the varied insightful voices at the TEDxTC event Monday night in St.

IATP announces the 2011–2013 Food and Community Fellows

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is pleased to announce the selection of 14 new Food and Community Fellows. The 2011–2013 class of fellows is a mix of grassroots advocates, thought leaders, writers and entrepreneurs.

IATP welcomes LaDonna Redmond to lead food and justice project

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy announced today that LaDonna Redmond will lead a new project focusing on health, justice and the food system.  The project will center on health disparities resulting from the food system, from the farm to consumers—particularly as they affect low-income populations and communities of color.