June 2, 2011 by Raj

Wal-Mart brings lousy practice…

Wal-Mart brings lousy practices to South Africa. Govt approves deal anyway. No one surprised. http://t.co/QkE6Q4u

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The Edible Empire podcast is now available in its entirety, along with study guides for high schoolers and university students. Useful last-minute syllabus material! thesalmonandthetomato.org/edibleempire...

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'Food Social Security' has been around for a while in the Francophone world. Spain's even running an experiment. For English speakers, Gaëtan Vanloqueren and I put together a short introduction in Nature Food, out today. rdcu.be/rHXaD9LgjY8a

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“Farm to fork” smuggles a faulty metaphor, a journey from seed to harvest. For many, the food systems means having to stay very firmly in place. The idea of 'food circuits' helps make that clearer. New writing with Seth Holmes in SciencePolitics sciencepolitics.org/2026/08/19/f...

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The death toll of H5N1 in Australia looks catastrophic. One in five birds and mammals are vulnerable, and some species will suffer apocalyptic population loss. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... www.theage.com.au/environment/...

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The victory against Walmart in Mississauga deserves far more play than it's getting in the media. Benjamin Y. Fong explains why, in this excellent piece in Phenomenal World. phenomenalworld.org/analysis/wal...

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