FARMING

Tomatoes growing under solar panels at the University of Massachusetts.

Agrivoltaics: Solar Panels on Farms Could Be a Win-Win

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01.22.19
saafon black farmers support organization

SAAFON Works to Restore Land Justice for Black Farmers in the South

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01.21.19
Darren Chapman in the field at TigerMountain urban farm.

A Phoenix Urban Garden Provides At-Risk Individuals a Path Forward

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01.17.19
Outside the Flint Farmers' Market.

Food is Helping Flint Recover and Reimagine Itself

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01.16.19
Roy Reid (center) working with service learning students at the CSUF garden. (Photo credit: Sara Johnson)

A Farm and Restaurant Program that Helps Foster Kids Succeed

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01.15.19
people harvesting produce from an edible landscape garden

Edible Landscapes Are Un-Lawning America

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01.14.19
a chart showing the seed industry monopoly in 2018

The Sobering Details Behind the Latest Seed Monopoly Chart

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01.11.19
eric holt-gimenez and the cover of his new book, can we feed the world without destroying it

Feeding the World Without Destroying It

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01.10.19
A farmer with his dairy cows. Photo courtesy of American Farmland Trust.

Has New York Found the Secret to Linking Retiring Farmers and Eager Upstarts?

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01.08.19
Cattle grazing in a silvopasture forest in Georgia. (Photo CC-licensed by the USDA National Agroforestry Center)

Silvopasture Can Mitigate Climate Change. Will U.S. Farmers Take it Seriously?

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01.07.19
Farmer drives a combine in Midwest grain field to harvest mature corn. Photo by Phil Rozenski, Shiloh, IL

As a New Congress Takes Office, it’s Time to Hit the Pause Button on Big Ag Mergers

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01.04.19
Milking cows in Mongolia. (Photo courtesy of the Khovsgol Dairy Project)

Mongolia, Cheese, and the Future of Dairy in the Era of Climate Change

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01.03.19
A team of farmers working at the Bronx Foodway as part of a program from Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice and New York City's Summer Youth Employment Program. (Photo by Nathan Hunter)

The Bronx City Park that is Making Public Land Forage-Friendly

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01.01.19
a group of readers with comment bubble signs standing together

Our Readers Respond: The Year in Food and Farming

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12.28.18
Harvesting in pairs at Intervale Community Farm. (Photo credit: Brian Shevrin)

Our Best Solutions-Focused Stories of 2018

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12.26.18
monica white and freedom farmers book cover

‘Freedom Farmers’ Tells the History of Black Farmers Uniting Against Racism

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12.20.18
three generations of farmers at meadowlark organics

Three Generations, Two Families, and One Organic Farm Model Succession

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12.19.18
North Dakota farmer Gabe Brown (left) discusses how he can improve soil health, a focal point of any climate risk management plan, with Jay Fuhrer of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. (Photo by Scott Bauer)

Farmers Know Climate Change is Real. Will the Feds Help Them Adapt?

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12.18.18