Minneapolis GROW Launch event

GROW: Food Justice Campaign Launches in Minneapolis

Oxfam Action Corps-Minnesota volunteers staged a fine dinning scene at the Midtown Farmers' Market on Saturday, June 4th. The formal attire, elegant candelabras, and free GROW buttons lured market-goers to the Oxfam table set for nine billion (the estimated human population in 2050). Volunteers took the chance to introduce Oxfam's newest food justice campaign, GROW, to the Minnesota public and garner their support by signing the pledge to help create a world where no one goes hungry.

What is GROW all about? Well, the human population is growing, and with it so is the demand for food. Current power structures prevent one in every seven people from accessing food (i.e., there are 1 billion people on Earth today who go to bed hungry). Armed with the knowledge that our planet produces more than enough food to feed every one of its inhabitants, Oxfam will use GROW to fight for a world free of hunger by targeting five specific areas:

• Invest in small-scale food producers
• End excessive speculation in agricultural commodities
• Modernize food aid
• Stop giveaways to the corn-ethanol industry, and 
• Regulate land and water grabs

By tackling these issues Oxfam will help to build a better food system: one that sustainably feeds a growing population and empowers poor people to earn a living, feed their families, and thrive. Their strategy will be to urge governments and companies to make smarter investment in agriculture and climate preparedness, and create policies and program that protect farmers living in poor and marginalized communities around the world. 

You can learn more about the GROW campaign by visiting this link. 

Fight for food justice. Take action now by signing the petition here