Podcasts with Carlos Marentes

Farmers Speak Out

1 February 2007
Alberto Gomez, Carlos Marentes, Dena Hoff, Karen Pedersen
2007

Recorded in Vancouver during the October 2006 Bridging Borders Toward Food Security Conference, the plenary titled, “A Vision for Food Sovereignty: Farmers Speak Out” provided a critical opportunity for those working on community food security work to hear from farmers themselves. Topics discussed: The effects of free trade agreements on farmers in Mexico, Canada and the US;…

Bridging Borders Highlights

19 October 2006
Alberto Gomez, Alisa Smith, Andy Fisher, Carlos Marentes, Cathleen Kneen, Dena Hoff, Devorah Kahn, Gordon Hogg, Jacqueline Tiller, James Mackinnon, Karen Pedersen, Ken Meter, Loel Solomon, Michael Jahi Chappell, Michael Roberts, Nicole Manuel, Paul Smith, Peter Ladner
2006

Between October 7-11, 2006, participants from across North America gathered together in Vancouver for the Bridging Borders Toward Food Security Conference. Hosted by the Vancouver Food Policy Council, the conference was organized by the California-based Community Food Security Coalition and Food Secure Canada. Participants at the conference met to discuss strategies for improving access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate…