How Did Promoting Old-Style Farming Become Subversive?
Tongues were already clucking about Vandana Shiva’s appearance in Des Moines, Iowa, well before the author, speaker, scientist and organic farming proponent arrived at Drake University a couple of weeks ago to give a talk titled, “Who Really Feeds the World?” Shiva is an outspoken critic of the Green Revolution, biotech seed companies and the World Food Prize, which is headquartered in Des Moines.