Tracie McMillan’s latest work: Sept. 2012 Is this email not displaying correctly? . Great new work + Major Impact The Latest: Feature in The American Prospect PLEASE RETWEET Foxconn is to Apple as _____ is to American farms. Fill in the blanks w/ @TMMcMillan latest for @FERNnews & @theprospect http://ow.ly/dCZK8As Common As Dirt In … Read more
Civil Eats • Sept. 7, 2012
Just a few years ago there were but a smattering of “networks that allow regional growers to collaborate on marketing and distribution,” as Grist writer Claire Thompson observed, “networks that include a broad range of operations, from multi-farm CSAs to Craigslist-like virtual markets where buyers and producers can connect.”
CQ Researcher • Aug. 10, 2012 When investigative journalist Tracie McMillan spent a year working in the U.S. food system — cutting garlic in California fields, cleaning produce at Walmart and garnishing plates at a chain restaurant — she learned a hard truth: Healthy meals were barely affordable on wages of $8 per hour or … Read more
Finally getting around to embedding a copy of my filmed TV appearances. In case you’ve been sitting around, anxiously awaiting a way to stare at me chatter away on screen, you can now readily find such entertainment: Rachel Maddow Show, March 7
I’m sure this guy meant well, but: Seriously? You email someone you’ve never met to tell them their work is a waste of time? And what, precisely, qualifies you to issue this verdict? Sheesh, internet. Dear Tracie: Your [sic] a teriffic [sic] writer,but I’m afraid you wasted a year of your life toiling in minimum … Read more
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