“Like me, my daughter will be someone else’s daughter. It depends on them.”
Harshi Devi, age 42 Ginwalla village , Mandakini valley, Rudraprayag District, Garhwal Himalayas Harshi Devi is preparing potatoes for sowing as she speaks. She is the secretary of the local … Continue reading
“Hard work” (on what it takes to be a farmer)
Sarojany Devi has four daughters between age 14 and 20. All of her daughters are in school now. Sarojany manages 40 nali (20 nali = approx 1 acre) of land … Continue reading
“The spoon with which we give, the old woman knows how to use.”
Abbaldey, age 56 Souri Vinowapuri village, Mandakini valley, Rudraprayag District, Garhwal Himalayas “If one time we eat food and it is not enough, then we cook a second time,” Abbaldey … Continue reading
“Without seed there is nothing at all”
Narmada Devi, age 68 Bhatwari village, Mandakini Valley, Rudraprayag District, Garhwal Himalayas Narmada Devi, named after India’s Narmada river, was 11 when she came to Bhatwari village. She works on … Continue reading
“Everything comes from the earth. We sow one, and thousands come.”
Ganeshi Devi, age 80+ Bhatwari Village, Mandakini Valley, Rudraprayag District, Garhwal Himalayas Surrounded by her harvest, Ganeshi Devi’s short frame sits comfortably amidst the dal laid out to dry. “The dal … Continue reading
Excerpts from Twenty Women Farmers
Celebrating women farmers at the forefront of the Indian organic movement, Twenty Women Farmers allows the reader a glimpse into their daily lives. These women are not celebrities or public … Continue reading
The Reinvention of Feminism
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Cargill Salt Pond Development a Bad Idea for San Francisco Bay
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell On a recent trip to Coyote Hills, a park on the east side of the San Francisco Bay, with a class of kindergarteners, we … Continue reading
New Laws Pose Potential Threat to Food Activists
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell In a recent New York Times article titled, “Animals, Cruelty and Videotape”, author Jennifer Mascia describes “Ag-gag” laws making it illegal to film inside … Continue reading
Alimentary Tracts: Appetites, Aversions, and the Postcolonial
This review originally appeared in Elevate Difference By Parama Roy Duke University Press The introduction to Alimentary Tracts begins with a Salman Rushdie quote about peppercorns and includes the phrase “symbolic anthropophagy.” Similarly … Continue reading
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