Two dismal stories hit the Michoacán news 24 hours apart, one about a Mexican court ruling, the other, butterflies. Neither referred to the other, though both are tightly connected to the displacements and damages of big ag. Voz de Michoacán, July 20, 2022: The Mexican high court lifted Mexico’s ban on glyphosate herbicide and GMOContinue reading “Big Ag Wins; Food, Mexico, and Butterflies Lose”
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Buy from food carts!
This thank you note from a graduating son to his father has been making the rounds, tagged with #consumelocal. Thank you for your support all these years, he says, and for teaching me never to give up. It all comes from this elote (corn) cart. Buy and eat from local stands and shops, he goesContinue reading “Buy from food carts!”
Cartel violence devastates food and farming
Michoacán is an agricultural state. If you’re eating an avocado in the US, it likely came from Michoacán, the only state authorized to export them to the US. In February, right before the super bowl-of-guacamole weekend, avocado imports were stopped because cartel gangs threatened US ag inspectors. The ban lasted only a week, and someContinue reading “Cartel violence devastates food and farming”
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