Agroecology

A woman plants seedlings as part of a partnership with the MST. (Photo credit: Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil)

Brazil’s Landless Workers Persist through Agroecology

By Rafael Forsetto

September 30, 2020

The rural movement, up against great odds, has become a global model for greater land access and agrarian reform.

The People’s Agroecology Process Brings a Global Lens to U.S. Food Justice Work

By Nadra Nittle

September 10, 2020

A woman tending her small agroecology plot of land. Photo courtesy of WhyHunger

Perennial Vegetables Are a Solution in the Fight Against Hunger and Climate Change

By Virginia Gewin

August 19, 2020

a field of perennial vegetables, including artichokes, growing in france.

US Groups Invest Billions in Industrial Ag in Africa. Experts Say It’s not Ending Hunger or Helping Farmers

August 11, 2020

A woman harvest corn in an agroecology project in africa Photo © Peter Lüthi / Biovision

Could a Detroit Experiment Unleash the Power of Urban Soil?

By Brian Allnutt

July 16, 2020

An overhead view of the Detroit urban farm study on week five. (Photo courtesy of Naim Edwards)

Farmers in Puerto Rico are Growing a Culture of Social Justice and Climate Resilience

March 11, 2020

In Appalachia, Forest Farming is Protecting Wild Botanical Plants

February 19, 2020

Landowners harvesting black cohosh. (Photo by Priya Jaishanker for Appalachian Forest Farmers.)

Can Cover Crops Save Florida’s Citrus?

January 22, 2020

UF/IFAS specialist and citrus growers scout the grove for insects. Beneficial insects are always around with the diversity of species and flowering in the cover crops. (Photo by Juanita Popenoe)

Our Best Climate Coverage of 2019

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 24, 2019

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Does a Loophole in Organic Standards Encourage Deforestation?

December 16, 2019

Aerial view of deforestation to make land for farming in Brazil

Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers

By Nathan Beacom

October 15, 2019

Prairie Strips on Larry and Margaret Stone's farm near Traer, IA. Strips were frost seeded in January 2016 and this photo was taken in July 2017, showing the first year of growth.

Can Big Ag Be Part of the Climate Solution?

By Aaron Orlowski

September 24, 2019

farmer driving a tractor on a large ranch

To Prevent the Next Dust Bowl, Give Soil a Chance

By Gabe Brown and Ron Nichols

September 23, 2019

Boots standing in dry soil in a farm field

Do You Bake Bread? You Just Might Be a Community Scientist.

By Stephanie Parker

August 22, 2019

citizen scientist baking bread and kneading dough

Permaculture Is Helping Wildfire Survivors Recover

By Dani Burlison, YES! Magazine

August 2, 2019

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)

A Maryland Grain Grower Takes Regenerative Agriculture to the Next Step

July 10, 2019

Heinz Thomet of Next Step Produce in Maryland

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

By The Civil Eats Editors

July 8, 2019

farmers planting organic food

Meet the Farmers Reclaiming Puerto Rico’s Agricultural History

By Carly Graf, YES! Magazine

July 5, 2019

The community garden pays tribute to Puerto Rico’s history beyond just flora and fauna. The community built a “Taino swing set” for the neighborhood children, modeled after the structures believed to have been built by the Tainos and used for recreation. Photo by Katie Rice.

Regenerating the Soil Transformed this Indiana Farm

By Ken Roseboro

June 12, 2019

Photo Essay: How Fruit Orchards Blossomed in a High Desert National Park

By Kira Clingen

May 31, 2019

A grove of gridded fruit trees behind Utah State Highway 24 seen from the Rim Overlook trail in Capitol Reef National Park. When Fruita was first settled in 1880, State Route 24 was a gravel road that connected to a dusty dirt road leading to Fruita. The advent of the automobile era in the 1920s created a new market for tourism in the isolated reaches of Utah, and the National Park Service funded six miles of highway in 1962. State Route 24 (visible in the top left of the image) became the Scenic Drive within the park, while Utah State Highway 24 became the primary thoroughfare to Fruita.

Could the Ancient Jewish Practice of Shmita Be a New Tool for Sustainable Ag?

March 28, 2019

farming at urban adamah - woman moving a wheelbarrow

Photo Essay: Puerto Rico’s Small Farmers Rebuild, with Help from Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen

By Lindsay Talley

March 25, 2019

When Richelle and her partner, Dallas were planning their vacation to Puerto Rico, they knew they wanted to volunteer somewhere for a day. They reached out to World Central Kitchen’s Puerto Rico team, who coordinated a visit to ARECMA where they helped farmer Jose for the day. Pictured above: Richelle + Jose.

Feeding the World Without Destroying It

January 10, 2019

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

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

January 7, 2019

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

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

By Danielle Beurteaux

January 1, 2019

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)