Topics can include, but are not limited to:
*Distribution networks, from global monopolies to producer-based cooperatives
*The costs and effects of monoculture farming on the environment and society
*Different models for sustainable agriculture—permaculture, biodynamic, organic, etc. We’re especially looking for interviews with small-scale farmers, comparing and contrasting different systems and feasibility.
*How people eat, how different cultures approach food preparation and consumption
*Profiles and/or analysis of different sectors of food workers, particularly migrant/immigrant labor
*Government and agribusiness, how public resources are used to fund large-scale, private business
*Women’s role in agriculture
*Food coops, looking at different types, possibilities and problems
*Fair trade agriculture products
*Anything related to genetically modified organisms
*Food diversity, seed banks
*Food and health issues
*Energy usage and food production
*Distribution challenges for small producers
*Reviews of books, movies, magazines about food
Submission guidelines:
Length: 400-1500 words. Articles over this length will not be considered.
Deadline: Wednesday, July 27
Email articles only both as text in body of email and as an MS Word attachment to:
imc-nyc-print@indymedia.org. Include your name, phone number and email.
PLEASE INCLUDE ALL REFERENCES AND SOURCES USED IN ARTICLE