Welcome to Groundswell


Groundswell’s mission
is to help youth and adult learners develop the skills and knowledge they need to build sustainable local food systems. Our focus is providing hands-on, experiential learning opportunities with real working farms and food businesses in the Ithaca area. Through collaboration with area schools, colleges and universities, Groundswell offers programs of study for beginning farmers, students, community members, and professionals.

Groundswell is an initiative of the EcoVillage Center for Sustainability Education in Ithaca, NY, which is a project of the Center for Transformative Action. Visit the Groundswell website to learn more about our programs, initiatives and resources.

Thursday, June 17

The Food Movement, Rising | The New York Review of Books

The Food Movement, Rising | The New York Review of Books
A new essay by Michael Pollan argues that, more than any other social movement, the movement away from industrial agriculture towards more sustainable, smaller-scale, regionalized farming/food systems is bringing together diverse interest groups and creating the possibility of a widespread political and cultural shift.