Farming

Allensworth, California (Photo credit: Wayne Hsieh via Flickr)

This Pastor Wants to Recreate a Black Farming Paradise in California

By Tiffani Patton, Nexus Media

September 23, 2022

Dennis Hutson aims to champion Black-led sustainable agriculture. First, he has to adapt to the climate crisis.

Can an Urban Farm Run by Police Create Jobs, Feed People, and Build Trust?

By Annie Sciacca

September 14, 2022

A tractor and a podium at the unveiling of the Alameda County Sheriff's Office unveiling of the Dig Deep acquisition of Ardenwood Farm. (Photo credit: Joy C. Liu, Alameda County Sheriff's Office)

Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round

By Lisa Held

September 13, 2022

Harvesting greens at Teens for Food Justice. (Photo credit: Jessica DiMento)

Meet the Researchers ‘Decolonizing Botany’ to Save Our Food Supply

By Mark Schapiro, Inside Climate News

September 9, 2022

Researchers explain pearl millet pollination techniques in India. Credit: Michael Major/Crop Trust

Agrihoods Promise Fresh Food and Community. Can They Add Equity to the List?

By Greta Moran

September 6, 2022

A rendering of the proposed Santa Clara Agrihood. (Public records filing, City of Santa Clara)

What a Rancher Rebellion Means for California’s Water

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

September 2, 2022

Jim Scala, a rancher in Siskiyou County, looks out over his dry stock pond in Montague on Aug. 29, 2022. Scala and others defied a state order to stop pumping water from the Shasta River. (Photo credit: Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters)

How to Garden Through Climate Change

By Naomi Starkman

September 1, 2022

Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others Follow?

By Katherine Kornei

August 20, 2022

A home garden in Maine. (Photo CC-licensed by the National Garden Clubs)

Op-ed: It’s Time to End the Poultry Industry’s Exploitative Contracts

By Joe Maxwell

August 16, 2022

A contract chicken farmer raises chickens under the tournament system

Op-ed: The Loss of My Family’s Farm Is a Loss for California’s Japanese Agricultural Legacy

By Caroline Hatano

August 11, 2022

As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water

By Jennifer Oldham

August 10, 2022

illustration of a farmer with a no-RWR sticker on their tractor, in the San Luis valley of Colorado. Illustration by Sarah Gilman.

The Field Report: What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System

By Lisa Held

August 9, 2022

Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

By Jacqueline Covey

August 8, 2022

22 Solutions-Focused Stories on the Food System in 2022

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 1, 2022

Abby Barrows pulling up one of her experimental oyster bags made of metal and wood at Long Cove Sea Farm. (Photo credit: Greta Rybus)

Black Farmers in Arkansas Still Seek Justice a Century After the Elaine Massacre

By Wesley Brown

July 27, 2022

Meet the Group That’s Been Bringing Bison Back to Tribal Lands for 30 Years

By Gabriel Pietrorazio

July 26, 2022

The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Harlem, Montana, has gathered an estimated 45 buffalo during two ITBC transfers in 1996 and 2014. (Photo courtesy of the InterTribal Buffalo Council)

As the Ukraine Invasion Disrupts the Sunflower Oil Supply Chain, Small US Producers Step Up

By Lisa Held

July 25, 2022

sunflowers in a field in northern california

California Takes a Step Toward Restricting Bee-Killing Pesticides

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

July 22, 2022

Close-up of honey bee pollinating almond blossom in Northern California almond orchard. California contributes over 80% to the worldwide almond market with many of those almonds being grown in Butte County.

How an American Crisis Brought Together US Dairy Farmers and Mexican Farmworkers

By Lindsey Margaret Allen

July 20, 2022

Ruth Conniff and the cover of her book, Milked, about the dairy industry and dairy workers

From Farmland to Frac Sand

By Lisa Held

July 19, 2022

$An overhead view of US Silica's frac sand mine in La Salle County, Illinois. This mine is in front of Diane and Phil Gassman's home. (Photo courtesy of Ted Auch)$

Op-ed: To Fight the Drought, Cities Should Pay Farmers to Get Smarter About Irrigation

By Robert Glennon, The Conversation

July 14, 2022

A farm worker carries an irrigation pipe on November 17, 2016 in San Luis, Arizona. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Op-ed: With Food Prices on the Rise, Is a ‘Bean New Deal’ the Answer?

By Matthew Miles Goodrich, The Nation

July 1, 2022

A man working in the garden planting beans and legumes

California Dairy Uses Lots of Water. Here’s Why It Matters.

By Twilight Greenaway

June 30, 2022

A milk tanker drives by a dairy feedlot in California.

The Field Report: New Report Says Plans to Reduce Methane Fall Short on Big Meat and Dairy

By Lisa Held

June 29, 2022

Venison Was An Important Protein Source for Food Banks. Now It May Be Too Dangerous to Eat.

By Lela Nargi

June 21, 2022

Farming

This Pastor Wants to Recreate a Black Farming Paradise in California

Can an Urban Farm Run by Police Create Jobs, Feed People, and Build Trust?

Hydroponics Help Urban Schools Grow Food Year-Round

Meet the Researchers ‘Decolonizing Botany’ to Save Our Food Supply

Agrihoods Promise Fresh Food and Community. Can They Add Equity to the List?

Today’s food system is complex.

What a Rancher Rebellion Means for California’s Water

How to Garden Through Climate Change

Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others Follow?

Op-ed: It’s Time to End the Poultry Industry’s Exploitative Contracts

Op-ed: The Loss of My Family’s Farm Is a Loss for California’s Japanese Agricultural Legacy

As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water

The Field Report: What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System

Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

22 Solutions-Focused Stories on the Food System in 2022

Black Farmers in Arkansas Still Seek Justice a Century After the Elaine Massacre

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Meet the Group That’s Been Bringing Bison Back to Tribal Lands for 30 Years

As the Ukraine Invasion Disrupts the Sunflower Oil Supply Chain, Small US Producers Step Up

California Takes a Step Toward Restricting Bee-Killing Pesticides

How an American Crisis Brought Together US Dairy Farmers and Mexican Farmworkers

From Farmland to Frac Sand

Op-ed: To Fight the Drought, Cities Should Pay Farmers to Get Smarter About Irrigation

Op-ed: With Food Prices on the Rise, Is a ‘Bean New Deal’ the Answer?

California Dairy Uses Lots of Water. Here’s Why It Matters.

The Field Report: New Report Says Plans to Reduce Methane Fall Short on Big Meat and Dairy

Venison Was An Important Protein Source for Food Banks. Now It May Be Too Dangerous to Eat.