Background Readings
Family Farmers vs. Monsanto Food Democracy Now,
After Alabama Immigration Law, Few Americans Taking Immigrants' Work By JAY REEVES and ALICIA A. CALDWELL 10/21/11
Foodies, Get Thee to Occupy Wall Street, Mother Jones 10/14/11
Judge Approves Landmark $1.2 Billion Settlement for Black Farmers from Color Lines Jorge Rivas
5 Ways Neighborhoods Are Taking Control of Their Food Systems from Color Lines Juell Stewart
The Color of Food from the Applied Research Center
Ecology and the Left from Eco-Economics Justice
A Food Crisis is Coming but Urban America Has Already Solved It from ColorLines, Imara Jones
Food vs. Fuel in the U.S. from Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Growing Power Manifesto by Will Allen
NAFTA Free Trade Myths Lead to Farm Failure in Mexico by Laura Carlsen
The Poor are Hit Hardest by Climate Change but Contribute the Least to it by Randy Poplock
Principles of Environmental Justice from People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit
The Privilege of Prioritizing Organic from DCcentric: Race, Class, the District
Reclaiming Autonomous Food Systems by Michel Pimbert
Resilient Communities Building Community Control by Movement Generation
Structural Racism and Food from the Center for Social Inclusion
Autonomous Land Occupations in Brasil by dave onion
Anti-oppression Practice from Los Angeles Direct Action Network
Five Ingredients in the Poor Organizing the Poor by Willie Baptist and Phil Wider
A Glossary of Some Terms from The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
Race and Racism Storytelling Project by Lee Anne Bell, Rosemarie A. Roberts, Kayhan Irani, and Bretty Murphy
The Six Panther P's by Willie Baptist and Phil Wider
Ten Things to Remember by Chris Dixon
Tools for White Anti Racists from A Catalyst Project Workshop
Tyranny of Structurelessness by Jo Freeman
Unpacking the Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
What I Wish I Knew by Catherine Jones
Where are you in the class system? by Paul Kivel
The Work is Not the Workshop by Catherine Jones
The White Savior Industrial Complex by Teju Cole
Principles of Partnership, Collaboration, and the Struggle for Justice by Bill Quigley
Rethinking Solidarity by Adjoa Jones de Almeida, Dana Kaplan, Paula X. Rojas, Eric Tang, and M. Mayuran Tiruchelvam
Upcoming Events
July 18, 2021 - 11:00am
Mill Creek Farm is an educational urban farm located in West Philadelphia that is dedicated to improving local access to fresh produce, building a healthy community and environment, and promoting a just and sustainable food system.
All charitable donations are tax-deductible. The Mill Creek Farm is a program of A Little Taste of Everything, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.