Tag: Michael Pollan

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New York Times Magazine, Civil Eats take on “Big Food” and the Food Movement…

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“Then we found the unlocked door in the castle wall... It was the corporate brand.”As the Wendy's Boycott picks up steam across the country, the CIW and the Campaign for Fair Food took center stage in two timely articles this past week -- one from Michael Pollan in the New York Times Magazine and another from Elizabeth Grossman in Civil Eats -- asking key >> Read More

Ahold agreement sparks major buzz in mainstream media, Twitter!

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 Take Part: "Buying ethical tomatoes just got a whole lot easier"...Wednesday's big announcement of the CIW's newest Fair Food agreement caused quite a stir in the media, mainstream and otherwise, as Ahold became the first mainline grocer to join the award-winning Fair Food Program.  From the Washington Post to Eva Longoria, everyone had something to say about the breakthrough agreement. >> Read More
Lights, camera… Action! Protesters pour into the streets following “Food Chains” screenings in Miami, New York, Washington DC, and more cities…

Lights, camera… Action! Protesters pour into the streets following “Food Chains” screenings in Miami, New York, Washington DC, and more cities…

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[hupso title="Lights, Camera... ACTION! Protesters pour into streets following @FoodChainsFilm..." url="https://ciw-online.org/blog/2014/11/food-chains-action/ "] [caption id="attachment_20603" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Over two hundred moviegoers hit the streets for a protest targeting Wendy's following a Saturday afternoon showing of the new documentary "Food Chains" in New York. Wendy's is the lone holdout among the fast-food giants to still refuse to join the CIW's Fair Food >> Read More

President Jimmy Carter, Michael Pollan — CIW, Fair Food Program receive high praise from high places!

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="President Jimmy Cartner, @michaelpollan weigh in on #FairFoodProgram, historic @Walmart agreement!" url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=18108"] Walmart agreement, success of Fair Food Program subject of comments by former president, food movement leader... As the recent news out of Immokalee of the CIW's agreement with Walmart continues to reverberate through the food industry and through the world of human rights, high profile observers continue >> Read More

American history happens in a watermelon shed…

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[hupso_hide][hupso title="World responds to @Walmart joining #FairFoodProgram! Press, statements, social media..." url="https://ciw-online.org/?p=17932"] The world responds to news of the Walmart agreement! [caption id="attachment_17944" align="aligncenter" width="530"] A member of the Walmart delegation holds the Fair Food Program rights booklet during a meeting among CIW members, Florida tomato growers, Walmart representatives, and the Chairperson of the UN's Working Group on Business and >> Read More
President Jimmy Carter writes letter to CIW following 2013 Roosevelt Freedom from Want Medal

President Jimmy Carter writes letter to CIW following 2013 Roosevelt Freedom from Want Medal

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"My hope is that this will become a model for social responsibility within the agricultural industry." Well-wishers from Michael Pollan to Mark Bittman weigh in after announcement of award... Last week's news of the CIW's selection for the Roosevelt Institute's Freedom from Want Medal brought many kind words of congratulations from around the worlds of human rights and food justice. Rather than >> Read More

Sustainable food blog Grist.org asks CIW for “elevator pitch” to President-elect Obama on farmworker justice!…

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CIW joins Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan, Anna Lappé, and more leaders in sustainable food and agriculture in "advising" the new president on how to address the inequities of our food industry. Don't miss the exciting and inspiring series "Going Up!" on Grist.org for some of the best ideas on what might be next in our country's efforts to humanize and >> Read More