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Homebirth on the rise
Homebirth is on the rise! Between 2004 and 2008 homebirths in the U.S. rose 20%. This still represents a pretty small number of the total U.S. births – only about 1%. Still, the increase is significant. The rise in homebirths … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, home birth, legislation, midwifery, midwives, news, race, research
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Why I joined the doula network
Back in October I wrote about joining the Full Spectrum Doula Network. I joined because there are days when I identify myself as a doula, although most days I don’t. It’s totally not recommended procedure for getting through a degree, … Continue reading
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Tagged ALACE, birth, doula, feminism, full spectrum doula, Full Spectrum Doula Network, IBWP, labor, pregnancy, pro-choice, queer, race, radical doula
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Reading list
I read two interesting pieces out of academia this week: The president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary got some attention for his blog post about why Christians maybe shouldn’t practice yoga. It’s a pretty thoughtful if brief take on … Continue reading
Food blogging
Okay, I give in, food justice is just going to be one of the topics I blog about whether I intended it or not. The thing is, food is actually pretty intimately connected with the topics I set out to … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, books, breastfeeding, cooking, eating, food justice, locavore, Michelle Obama, obesity, race, recipes, sustainability, Texan, vegetarian
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Feminist food revolution?, part 2
Last Monday I critiqued the Ms. article on feminism and the food revolution. Today, I dig further into the feminist questions this food revolution raises. It’s useful to point out the women leaders in the food movements and to ask … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, breastfeeding, class, cloth diapers, CSA, eating, feminism, food justice, home school, marriage, Michael Pollan, Ms., paradox of natural mothering, parenting, personal is political, questions, race, radical homemakers, rants
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Feminist food revolution? part 1
I borrowed the current issue of Ms. magazine from a mama friend so I could read “The Feminist Food Revolution,” because I’m deeply invested in both feminism and the politics of food justice. The article lived up to its publicity, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Waters, Bitch, books, class, eating, Eric Schlosser, Farmer Jane, feminism, food justice, Heather C. Flores, Michael Pollan, Mollie Katzen, Morgan Spurlock, Ms., personal is political, race, rants
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