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John Lemondes shearing one of his Rambouillet sheep. (Photo © James Bemus.)

This Veteran Learned the Value of American Wool in the Army. Now He’s Raising His Own Sheep.

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11.12.18

Dairy farm photo by Darinburt on Istockphoto.

What’s Behind the Crippling Dairy Crisis? Family Farmers Speak Out.

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11.05.18

A portrait of the Working Parents team from the WIHU Spring. Included in the group are: Back row, from left: Susan Spikes, Suzanne Barr, Matt McFarlane; Kate Galassi: seated in green sweater, holding the baby. (Photo credit: Bridget Shevlin)

Women are Uniting to Fight Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry

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10.29.18

Eleventh graders Michelle Martinez, (left) and Cing "Jenny” Lian, greet Fishadelphia customers. (Photo credit: Erme Maula for fishadelphia)

High School Students Run This Dock-to-Table Sustainable Seafood Program

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10.23.18

Scott Henry is a partner and business developer for LongView Farms, a grain operation in central Iowa that specializes in seed production. (Photo courtesy of EDF)

Farm Conservation Practices are Profitable. But Will Lenders and Insurers Step Up?

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10.15.18

food bank worker moving a pallet of food donations

The Hot Cereal Company Using Buy-One-Give-One to Fight Food Insecurity

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10.12.18

Elwood and Nora Pahi. (Photo © Thosh Collins)

Navajo Beef Brings Traditional Practices and Modern Business to Ranching

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10.08.18

food waste ugly carrots together

Food Waste Wars: The Imperfect Enemy of the Good

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10.03.18

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

The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms

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10.03.18

Hogs inside an Iowa concentrated feedlot operation. (Photo credit: U.S. EPA)

Iowans Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community

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09.27.18

young farmer looking out over his farm field

Can an Investment Firm Help Increase U.S. Organic Farmland?

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09.18.18

Dan Giusti in a lunchroom. (Photo courtesy of Brigaid)

Brigaid is in the Business of Transforming School Food

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09.04.18

Lechugueros often begin their days at one or two in the morning, crossing the border at San Luis Río Colorado and heading into the fields. Photo © Scott Baxter.

Life as a Farmworker in Yuma’s Lettuce Fields

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09.03.18

A Green Garden popup stand at the Herbivorous Butcher. (Photo courtesy of Green Garden Bakery)

Teen-Run Bakery Brings Healthy Food and Job Training to Minneapolis

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08.29.18

Dishwashers Esteban Soc, left, and Joselino Aguilar, right, at work in the kitchen of Mexican restaurant Caracol in Houston, Texas on July 12, 2017.

Are Eaters the Key to Better Restaurant Wages and Working Conditions?

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08.14.18

inspiring women in the food system collage

The Inspiring Women Reshaping the Food System

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08.06.18

brent preston and book cover

Brent Preston is Farming Sustainably for the Next Generation

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08.02.18

young entrepreneurs making hot sauce

In Camden, a Hot Sauce is Helping Young Urban Entrepreneurs Fight Poverty

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07.24.18