Commentary

A Black farmer loading produce into a pickup truck

Op-ed: The Farm Bureau Says it Wants to Fight Racism. Here’s Where to Start.

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07.03.20

Jamil Burns of Raised Roots Farm in Oakland, shows off some of his produce destined for mutual aid for protesters seeking Black liberation.

Op-ed: We Can Build a Better Food System Through Mutual Aid

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06.26.20

Parchman Penal Farm. Male prisoners hoeing in a field in Mississippi. (Public domain photo by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History)

Op-ed: Overthrowing the Food System’s Plantation Paradigm

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06.19.20

two men stocking a farmers market table to provide fresh local produce to shoppers

Op-ed: We Must Save Farmers’ Markets

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05.29.20

latinx farmworkers harvesting lettuce in the fields

Op-ed: Migrant Farmworkers, Native Ranchers in Border States Hit Hardest by COVID-19

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05.22.20

a woman shops at a farmers market using food assistance funds during the coronavirus pandemic

Op-ed: With Food Insecurity on the Rise, Nutrition Incentives Should Be More Equitable

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05.14.20

food assistance from a mobile food pantry. (Photo CC-licensed by Phil Roeder)

Want to Fight Rising Food Insecurity? Listen to People Who’ve Been Hungry.

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05.08.20

Nikiko Masumoto walking in their peach orchard. (Photo by Brad Shirakawa)

Op-ed: Growing an Appreciation for the Hands That Feed Us

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05.06.20

National Farmers Union president Rob Larew in a field with a herd of cows.

Op-ed: A Fairer, More Resilient Food System is Possible

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05.01.20

Op-ed: Don’t Blame Farmers Who Have to Euthanize Their Animals. Blame the Companies They Work For.

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04.30.20

poultry line workers processing chicken at a meat processing plant

Op-ed: As Tyson Claims the Food Supply is Breaking, Its Workers Continue to Suffer

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04.30.20

Local grain mill Sparrow Bush Farm is offering a Neighbor Loaf during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Sparrow Bush Farm)

Flour Shortage? Amber Waves of Regional Grains to the Rescue

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04.24.20

Maria harvesting at Alemany Farm. (Photo by Jason Mark)

The Rebirth of Urban Ag is a Coronavirus Silver Lining

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04.15.20

a family shops for groceries using SNAP and EBT during the coronavirus pandemic

Op-ed: SNAP Could Feed an Economic Recovery During and After the Pandemic

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03.23.20

A volunteer at the at the Houston Food Bank. (USDA photo by Lance Cheung)

Op-ed: Food Workers are on the Frontlines of Coronavirus. They Need Our Support.

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03.20.20

neighbor bringing food to their elderly neighbor during the coronavirus pandemic

Fighting Hunger with Community in the Era of Coronavirus

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03.13.20

jane kleeb harvest the vote book cover

For Democrats to Win in 2020, Invest in Rural America, says Jane Kleeb

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03.04.20

Indigenous women mapping land

An Enormous Land Transition is Underway. Here’s How to Make it Just.

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02.24.20