Fri, 09/10/2010 – 12:22pm Join The Land Connection and local sponsors in welcoming Dr. Sandra Steingraber and film-maker Chanda Chevannes to the Illinois screenings of the new documentary that explores the connections between chemicals in our environment (including agricultural chemicals) and cancer. Immediately following each screening is a Q/A session with central IL native and […]
Agriculture
ECAP In Illinois: Who Benefits, and Who Is Left Behind?
This is the third blog in a series by Neel Koritala. Neel is a student at the University of Illinois studying Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability. Neel is interested in climate research and policy and has been a part of climate research in New Zealand. He will be sharing changes in state and federal policy concerning the food and farm system through blogs for The Land Connection in his last semester as a student.
Farmers at Large Part 1: Cathe Capel
Farmer Cathe Capel discusses the challenges of operating a small sheep farmer and problems facing American agriculture.
Farmers at Large: Conclusion
Agriculture sustains us, conditions our bodies, and shapes—even manufactures—our environments. Driving the American highway system, one is easily struck by the omnipresent nature of industrial agriculture over the countryside. Simultaneously, the production and externalities of agricultural products are alienated from us when we go to a grocery store or purchase dinner from a local restaurant. […]
Introducing: Farmers at Large
Interviews with farmers that ask questions pertaining to the business, environmental impacts, and sustainability agriculture
Seeds of Uncertainty: How Tariffs are Changing American Agriculture
This is the second blog in a series by Neel Koritala. Neel is a student at the University of Illinois studying Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability. Neel is interested in climate research and policy and has been a part of climate research in New Zealand. He will be sharing changes in state and federal policy concerning the food and farm system through blogs for The Land Connection in his last semester as a student.
