Tag: food security

  • Maine Takes the Lead on Food Sovereignty—But Can Florida Catch Up?

    Maine Takes the Lead on Food Sovereignty—But Can Florida Catch Up?

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     by Lana Chehabeddine November 2022 Maine has officially broken U.S. (food) history, by opening the doors for its consumers to embrace and implement the idea behind ‘the right to food’. You may be thinking, “but doesn’t this exist already”? The answer is not so black and white. Typically, state and local regulations prevent consumers from…

  • Guest Column: Local Food, National Security

    Guest Column: Local Food, National Security

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    BY JESSE HASKINS • AGRICULTURE LAW Photo: American Phytopathological Society, Rye infected with ergot In 6th century B.C.E., the Assyrians, in modern day Iraq, poisoned enemy wells with rye ergot, a fungus disease. Imagine seeing a person suffering ergotism. The first victim of bioterrorism in recorded history may have felt a violent burning. “Holy fire” became the nickname…