Category: Campaign for Fair Food

TheVoiceOfJoyce The farming trap, getting subsidies for crops that are no longer viable on floodplains.

September 6, 2025

Some farmers are becoming innovators and farming rice, when land is soaked. That’s clever. And rice is a healthy food source! Dispatches September 06, 2025 · View in browser In this week’s Dispatches:ProPublica’s Logan Jaffe talks with southern Illinois reporters Molly Parker, of Capitol News Illinois, and Julia Rendleman about their reporting on how federal policy reinforces … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The farming trap, getting subsidies for crops that are no longer viable on floodplains.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Climate heating has an impact on Global crop Production.

July 27, 2025

Analysis from the Financial Times shows a direct correlation between droughts and lower crop production, causing higher prices for food. Do we have to starve before people speak up and in America, demand Trump & TrumpsGOP be removed from office? Vote for change that protect our lives and provides us with a healthy lifestyle. Register … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Climate heating has an impact on Global crop Production.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Democracy is in trouble.

July 16, 2025

The Supreme Court enforces Trump’s power and allows him to destroy the Dept of Education. A rescission bill is working its way through the Senate, giving Congress the opportunity to take money allocated for NPR and use it elsewhere. When this happens, there are no checks and balances on Trumps power. Worse, knowing the SNAP … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Democracy is in trouble.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Sliding scale local produce farms offer a way for low income families to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables yearly. There are 500 farms Nationally that produce fruits and vegetables for a subscription community. Subscribers purchase whatever is produced weekly, for a price they can afford, based on their economic situation. At Rock Steady Farms in upstate New York, members are asked to determine their ability to pay and Food Stamps ( Snap & EBT cards from the Federal Nutrition Program), are accepted. Next year, these programs will be expanded Nationwide with Federal Assistance. Farms allowing you to pay what you’re able, give people agency and the ability to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices. It’s a win win for small farms and their subscription community.

January 7, 2023

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/01/local-csa-farms-low-cost-food-access Sosa has no idea what her fellow members are electing to pay. “And that makes such a difference, to not feel like a charity,” she said. At Rock Steady, the annual price for members, based on their income, is split into high ($1,155), middle ($825) and lower ($660) brackets. In the lower bracket, that … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Sliding scale local produce farms offer a way for low income families to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables yearly. There are 500 farms Nationally that produce fruits and vegetables for a subscription community. Subscribers purchase whatever is produced weekly, for a price they can afford, based on their economic situation. At Rock Steady Farms in upstate New York, members are asked to determine their ability to pay and Food Stamps ( Snap & EBT cards from the Federal Nutrition Program), are accepted. Next year, these programs will be expanded Nationwide with Federal Assistance. Farms allowing you to pay what you’re able, give people agency and the ability to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at affordable prices. It’s a win win for small farms and their subscription community.

TheVoiceOfJoyce The COP27 was dominated by the interests of major agricultural businesses, promoting pseudoscience, instead of solutions to world food scarcity and lack of biodiversity.

December 8, 2022

When 90% of the World’s farmers are small farmers, why aren’t Nations promoting what works and give indigenous voices a chance to be heard? When Roosevelt wanted to understand desertification, he sent aides to the Sahara desert. He listened to people and gradually we reclaimed our land and resources. Now, the entire World is in … More TheVoiceOfJoyce The COP27 was dominated by the interests of major agricultural businesses, promoting pseudoscience, instead of solutions to world food scarcity and lack of biodiversity.

TheVoiceOfJoyce In order to survive harsh climate conditions and Wars effecting wheat production , scientists have been experimenting with the preservation of Wheat.

December 4, 2022

Lebanon has an excellent agricultural university and worked injunction with Middle Eastern farmers to develop Durum Wheat. It will be commercially available in Morocco next year. Durum wheat will become the mainstay of the community. It can be used to make pasta, pizza, pitta, puff pastry and bread. This new wheat (Jamal) is a cross … More TheVoiceOfJoyce In order to survive harsh climate conditions and Wars effecting wheat production , scientists have been experimenting with the preservation of Wheat.

TheVoiceOfJoyce Soda tax reduces consumption & changes manufacturers behavior.

November 12, 2022

A soda tax in several cities reduced consumption and increased the health of black and Latino citizens. Sodas high sugar content leads to obesity and diabetes, among other systemic diseases. Adding the tax has many benefits! Soda manufacturers produce more healthy alternatives at cheaper cost to the consumers. The tax collected goes directly into healthcare … More TheVoiceOfJoyce Soda tax reduces consumption & changes manufacturers behavior.

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Fast food companies disproportionately market an unhealthy diet to people of color.

November 11, 2022

It’s a proven fact, African Americans, Hispanics are 10% on average more obese than white kids. The FTC hasn’t changed their advertising Laws in years. Lobbyist are more powerful than the Federal Government and control Marketing content. Can the FTC change, yes? This issue has been a priority of the Black and Hispanic communities. Unfortunately, … More AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Fast food companies disproportionately market an unhealthy diet to people of color.

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce Ingenuity combines with science at the Arkansas State university of the Biosciences Institute. R&D, in conjunction with Virginia Tech, headed Dr Lorence, is progressing to find varieties of wheat and rice that will grow and thrive in a rise in temperatures. Their research is necessary. With every rise in temperature, wheat and rice crops decrease 6-10%. 10 years ago, when I visited Technion University, in Haifa, Israel, we visited a bio fuel plant, Canola plants were raised in the desert to supply bio fuels, leaving corn for food consumption and people. Israel also grows most vegetables in a saline solution. Can we adapt? We can’t afford not to adapt to this hotter environment. Kudos to Dr Lorence at the Arkansas State University.

September 1, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/01/heat-resistant-crops-hotter-night-temperatures-climate

AmericaSpeaks TheVoiceOfJoyce In San Francisco Bay and Lake Merritt, there is a dark toxic algae bloom and a massive fish die off. The Putrid odor can be smelled immediately. What caused this die off? Most likely waste water high in Nitrogen and other chemicals that are filtered by the treatment plant coupled with the drought, the fish have no oxygen to survive. Without fish of all sizes, will the birds come? This was there feeding ground. How many circumstances of fish dying off can we, as a consumer, tolerate. Food insecurity is already on the rise. One more problem to tackle before the next heat wave hits. Still think we’re wise to have no back up to fossil fuels? There’s no debate. Our World is changing rapidly, we’re experiencing temperatures that will continue to increase. It’s predicted, this will be the coolest of the hot years. What’s America’s plan for the equitable survival of all citizens? We certainly can’t afford a political Party that says no, to Voting Rights and no to R&D of renewable energy and their implementation and no to moving forward with our lives.

September 1, 2022

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/01/dead-fish-oakland-lake-merritt-algae-bloom