FARMING

Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education Executive Director Shirley Sherrod stands in a pecan orchard at New Communities in Dougherty County, Georgia in May 2019. Photo by Mike Kane for Marguerite Casey Foundation's Equal Voice News.

How a Black Farming Community Found Justice

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08.16.19

Pete and Gerry's egg sorting process. (Photo credit: Ada Cowan)

Is the Future of Eggs in Family Farms?

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08.15.19

hand picking an apple from a food forest

Can Food Forests Fight Hunger?

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08.14.19

An upstate New York dairy farm. (Photo CC-licensed by the USDA)

Small Organic Dairy Farmers Say the Rules are Stacked Against Them. One Rule in Particular.

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08.13.19

a collage of inspiring people in food

Summer Inspiration: 24 Food and Farming Change-Makers

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08.05.19

Volunteers prepare a space to plant a permaculture herb spiral at Pine Ridge School in Magalia, California, during the Camp Fire Restoration Weekend. (Photo by Gerard Ungerman)

Permaculture Is Helping Wildfire Survivors Recover

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08.02.19

Cherisse Jones-Branch. (Photo courtesy of Arkansas State)

Preserving Food, Practicing Politics: The Undercover Activism of Black Women in Rural Arkansas

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08.01.19

Peak summer season at the Chesterhill Produce Auction. (Photo credit: Rural Action)

With a Focus on Food Sovereignty, Rural Appalachian Ohio is Rebounding

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07.30.19

clean drinking water coming from the tap

300 California Communities Can’t Drink From the Tap. Will More Money Make a Difference?

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07.29.19

A gathering of urban farmers and gardeners in Philadelphia

Soil Generation is Saving Community Gardens in Philadelphia

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07.23.19

farmers and ranchers press conference to support GIPSA. Photo credit: RAFI-USA

Farmers and Ranchers Head to DC to Level the Playing Field

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07.19.19

william padilla-brown holding a bag of reishi mushrooms

Bringing Mushroom Cultivation to the People

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07.18.19

Sunflowers and luffa vines — related to cucumber, gourd and squash — are tended by a Community Roots participant and mentor in a Brooklyn school community garden with their instructor (right). (Photo by Pieranna Pieroni)

A NYC Urban Garden Teaches Youth Community and Justice

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07.17.19

Guest workers striking at King Fuji Ranch

The H-2A Guest Worker Program Has Ballooned in Size, but Both Farmers and Workers Want it Fixed

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07.16.19

aerial view of a sugarcane harvest in florida with burning fields

Burning Sugarcane in Florida is Making People Sick. Could ‘Green Harvesting’ Change the Game?

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07.15.19

Oregon farmer Noah Williams works with the USDA NRCS to build healthier soil on his farm. (Photo CC-licensed by NRCS Oregon

Will Indigo Ag’s New Private Carbon Market Pay Off for Farmers?

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07.11.19

Heinz Thomet of Next Step Produce in Maryland

A Maryland Grain Grower Takes Regenerative Agriculture to the Next Step

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07.10.19

farmers planting organic food

After 10 Years of Rapid Growth, What Does Organic Mean Today?

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07.08.19