FARMING

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

A dairy farmer delivering feed to his herd.

To Avoid Dumping Milk, Dairy Farmers Find New Market at Vermont Food Banks

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05.27.20

Lee Calhoun. Photo credit: Donn Young, UNC College of Arts & Sciences

An Appreciation for Lee Calhoun, the Man who Saved Southern Apples

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05.25.20

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

tara mcdaniel stands outside cedarville elementary school garden. Photo courtesy of Food Corps

With Schools Closed, Their Gardens Take on a New Role

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05.20.20

As COVID-19 Disrupts the Industrial Meat System, Independent Processors Have a Moment to Shine

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05.19.20

people stand in the hallways of congress waiting to meet with politicians and lobby them on local food and farming issues. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In the Face of COVID-19, State Legislators Push for Federal Support of Local Food Systems

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05.18.20

congressional candidate J.D. Scholten standing next to his campaign bus. Photo courtesy of Scholten for Congress.

J.D. Scholten Wants to Transform Midwestern Farm Politics

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05.18.20

Bagging lettuce from local small farms at the Vermont Food Bank

The Farm to Food Bank Movement Aims to Rescue Small-Scale Farming and Feed the Hungry

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05.14.20

As Hundreds of Farmworkers Test Positive for COVID-19, Many Remain Unprotected

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05.13.20

a woman harvesting squash in a chaos garden field

Most Farmers in the Great Plains Don’t Grow Fruits and Vegetables. The Pandemic is Changing That.

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05.12.20

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

giving newsday header for civil eats

This #GivingNewsDay, Support Nonprofit Journalism

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05.05.20

Vietnamese immigrant urban farmer Tham Nguyen tends vegetables at VEGGI co-op farm. Photo by Sarah Sax.

A Vietnamese Farmers’ Cooperative in New Orleans Offers a Lesson in Resilience

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05.01.20

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

The Riverview Dairy Digester in Pixley, California. It receives manure from roughly 3,000 milk cows, plus replacement stock. (Photo courtesy of Maas Energy Works)

Are Dairy Digesters the Renewable Energy Answer or a ‘False Solution’ to Climate Change?

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04.24.20