Occupy the Food System! (Opinion)
Blog entry by Eric Holt-Gimenez.
Last updated at Sun, 6 Nov at 1:33pm.

In the past few weeks, the U.S. Food Movement has made its presence felt in Occupy Wall Street.

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Feed the Hunger Foundation – Food for Thought Microcredit Loan Program (by Alethea Marie Harper)
Blog entry by Oakland Food Poli....
Last updated at Thu, 1 Jul at 7:13am.

Last week I attended the Oakland focus group for Feed the Hunger Foundation’s new program, the California Food for Thought Microcredit Loan Program. The idea behind Food for Thought is to “provide microcredit to low income borrowers in the food system whose goal is to better their communities and provide healthy food for all.”

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Small Farmers of Color, Social Entrepreneurship, and Free Community Based Workshops July 3rd at North Oakland Pediatrics
Article by Oakland Food Poli....
Last updated at Fri, 25 Jun at 11:18am.

 Starting Saturday July 3rd, Phat Beets Produce will join North Oakland Pediatrics in opening a new Farmers' Market in North Oakland (5715 Market St) rooted not only in sustainable food, but in food justice. The grand opening will feature a variety of organic, pesticide free, and local fruit and vegetable growers, local bakers socially grounded food businesses, local crafts as well as live jazz music, live art, and free cooking demos.

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Even During 31-Hour Party, Oakland Museum Puts Learning First
Article by Rena Ragimova.
Last updated at Tue, 4 May at 12:08am.

The Oakland Museum of California continued its re-opening festivities late into Saturday night, and kept up its momentum as early bird visitors saluted the sun during a Sunday morning yoga session.

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