Local Food

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

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

From left: Katie Bishop of PrairiErth Farm, Michael Boehle of Antiquity Oaks Farm, Nicholas Walter of Green Top Grocery. (Photo courtesy of PrairiErth and Green Top Grocery)

Community Food Co-ops Are Thriving During the Pandemic

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05.15.20

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

Local grain mill Sparrow Bush Farm is offering a Neighbor Loaf during the pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Sparrow Bush Farm)

Flour Shortage? Amber Waves of Regional Grains to the Rescue

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04.24.20

Scott MacAlister (photo courtesy of courtesy of the Cape Cod Commercial Fisherman's Alliance)

As Coronavirus Disrupts Seafood Supply Chains, Struggling Fishermen Seek Other Markets

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04.14.20

collage of lorraine walker from eatwell farm and a csa box they produced. (Photos courtesy of CUESA and Eatwell Farm)

Community Supported Agriculture Is Surging Amid the Pandemic

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04.09.20

kathryn garcia in new york city describing the crisis the city faces

NYC Food Czar Kathryn Garcia is Overseeing a Massive Supply Chain and Feeding the Hungry

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04.07.20

people gardening in a community garden

The Moment for Food Sovereignty is Now

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04.02.20

A CSA box share

The Local Food Revolution Goes Online—for Now

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04.01.20

woman wearing a face mask shopping for produce and flowers

How to Support Farmers and Safely Shop at Farmers’ Markets

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03.30.20

A farmers' market in Queens, New York. (USDA photo by Preston Keres)

The Fight to Keep Farmers’ Markets Open During Coronavirus

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03.19.20

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

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03.11.20

Residents of the Spirit Lake reservation tending their community garden. (Photo by Heidi Zeigenmeyer)

Restoring Food Sovereignty on the Spirit Lake Reservation

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03.10.20

Jim Wieringa hangs the last of the fresh meat and edible organs in the cold storage room of the truck. One of the Island Grown Farmers Cooperative members, Ruthie Dougherty, director of Coffelt Farm Stewards on Orcas Island, has been working with the mobile unit since 1994. “Without the unit, there would be no island meat producers; without the unit, we're pretty much toast here," Dougherty said.

Photo Essay: Bringing the Butcher to the Farm

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02.20.20