Food politics - xoJane

Cure for the Obesity Epidemic REVEALED: Turns Out We Just Need Smaller Beverage Cups!

Lesley — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:00:00 -0400

New York City wants to try to force you to be "healthy," whether you like it or not.

Would You Like Some Rape With Your Strawberries?

s.e. smith — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:21 -0400

“...the EEOC reports that women in California refer to the fields as 'fil de calzon' or 'the fields of panties' because sexual harassment is so widespread.”

How Big Business is Killing Small Farmers

s.e. smith — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:00:26 -0400

Monsanto is feeding something, all right: its coffers. One costly lawsuit at a time.

The Conservative Feminist: "Pink Slime" and the Trouble With Enforcing Healthy School Lunches

Rionator — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:00:27 -0400

Pink slime has indisputably been served to American schoolchildren over the last few years. Now, both civilians and politicians are pushing to eliminate the stuff from school lunches.

It Happened to Me: I Was Rejected From Food Stamps

Caroline S — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:00:24 -0400

I'm poor enough that I have to choose between food and toilet paper, but not poor enough for food stamps, apparently.

Doing My Part: I'm a Community Agriculture Volunteer

s.e. smith — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:00:14 -0500

Fort Bragg is in pretty dire straits, a lot like me, and I hope both of us can pull through. I know neither of us is going to do it without a community, because it’s impossible to survive on your own.

Filthy Hard Work: Container Gardening for Food and (Not) Profit

Marianne — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:30 -0500

There's this tendency in America, particularly within DIY circles, to romanticize farming. Let me make it clear: Farming ain't all that bucolic, y'all.

How Sugar Snap Peas Changed My Life, Or at Least My Perspective

Lesley — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:02:17 -0400

In tonight's very special episode, Lesley grows something she hadn't planned on planting: humility.