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		<title>Equity First</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/05/15/equity-first/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Y. Armando Nieto, Executive Director, May 2012 Newsletter My Dear Friends: The latest word from D.C. is that the 2012 Senate Farm Bill will hit the floor in the beginning of June. This week, the House is holding hearings in preparation for its version of a 2012 Farm Bill. And while most readers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate AG Committee&#8217;s Summary of Farm Bill</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/05/09/senate-ag-committees-summary-of-farm-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following Senate Agriculture Committee&#8217;s Summary of the Farm Bill was officially released Wednesday, May 9, 2012. U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 In the United States, some 16 million jobs depend on the strength and continued success of American agriculture. Our farmers grow the safest and most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eat-In at UCSB: Demanding our right to local, healthy food with community in mind!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Marissa Diebolt, UCSB Student At 11:45 am on the morning of Thursday, April 26th, 2011, I was thinking to myself, “Please, let this work.” Standing in the middle of the Arbor at UCSB gazing at the white tablecloths running down the length of our dining table seated for 75 people, freshly picked flowers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Dinner</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/05/03/earth-dinner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anita Wong, CFJC Intern In celebration of Earth Day, I hosted a Kitchen Table Talk (KTT) at my residence this past weekend. My guests were friends, family, neighbors, schoolmates, and co-workers of mine. They were all excited to have been included in a dinner that involved discussion around the one thing we all need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Action on Food and Farm Policy!</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/04/27/take-action-on-food-and-farm-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feel the rush of direct democracy! See what policies our partner organizations are advocating for: California California Cottage Law: allow for the sale of non-potentially hazardous foods prepared in a home kitchen (Sustainable Economies Law Center) Various food and nutrition policies (California Food Policy Advocates) Hold Pesticide Lobby Accountable: ask USDA to release 2010&#8242;s pesticide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loving the Land and Each Other: Earth Day 2012</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/04/24/loving-the-land-and-each-other-earth-day-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lotta Chan, CFJC Research Associate “We are marching for the 99, we are marching for the 99!” rang the voices of hundreds of farmers, families, activists, and gardeners who had gathered at Ohlone Park in Berkeley on Earth Day to celebrate the land and the food we cultivate from it. The rally and march [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GMO Labeling Efforts at State and National Levels</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/04/19/gmo-labeling-efforts-at-state-and-national-levels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jessy Gill, CFJC Volunteer Intern The Vermont House Agricultural Committee is dragging their feet on passing a legislative bill that would require labeling all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in the State of Vermont. Five out of six of the Committee members are in favor of the bill, and they have received immense support in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questioning GMOs</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/04/18/questioning-gmos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anita Wong, CFJC Intern The concept of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) was first introduced to me in a nutrition class several years ago. The promises of GMO foods were to increase resistance to disease, food production and food security. Today, over 85 percent of corn and soy crops are genetically modified by biotech companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Director Message &#8211; April</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/04/17/executive-director-message-april/</link>
		<comments>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/04/17/executive-director-message-april/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CFJC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Dear Friends: This is a big week where federal food policy is concerned. While the Senate Agriculture Committee under Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) prepares to finalize a Farm Bill budget, the House continues its process to implement draconian measures that will adversely affect the dinner plate of every person in the country. By now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Killer Strawberries</title>
		<link>http://cafoodjustice.org/2012/03/22/killer-strawberries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 23:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anita Wong, CFJC Intern Strawberries are a popular fruit that can be found year-round in grocery stores. A couple weeks ago, I purchased a small box of strawberries from my local Safeway because they were advertising a “buy one, get one free” deal. The following week in my Environmental Health class at SFSU, a [...]]]></description>
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