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Timeline: Milestones of the Food Movement

Twelve major events in the evolution of the food movement.

The Nation

September 17, 2011

Forty years after food activism took off around the globe, corporatism is stronger than ever. But so is the grassroots push for control over our work, land and seeds. This timeline presents twelve major events in the evolution of the global food movement.

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Timeline by Omar Rubio.

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