Category: Production

by Lucas M. Land October 15, 2013 0

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What’s Fairer than Fair Trade?

This is a great article which breaks down some of the problems with Fair Trade and poses some possible solutions.Continue Reading

by Lucas M. Land October 3, 2013 0

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Data farm: MacArthur genius looks for food solutions from space

MacArthur genius using satellite data to get a space-eye view of our food system. So, for example, Lobell and hisContinue Reading

by Lucas M. Land October 2, 2013 0

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A Decade after the Take: Inside Argentinas Worker Owned Factories

In Argentina, worker ownership requires trust against all odds. As a student of economics and a young activist, I haveContinue Reading

by Lucas M. Land September 25, 2013 0

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The Global Land Rush

What is new now is the scramble to secure land abroad for more basic food and feed crops—including wheat, rice,Continue Reading

by Lucas M. Land March 4, 2013 0

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The Myth of Scarcity and Conclusion

The following is an excerpt (and rough draft) of a chapter I’m working on about sustainability. I have a limitContinue Reading