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Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Civil Eats

The ice cream shop is an extension of the Nicholson family’s sixth-generation, 120-acre farm in nearby Ferndale. More Eyes Per Acre As one of California’s oldest cheesemakers, Rumiano Cheese has a storied presence in the North Coast’s dairy shed. The more dairies, the more farmer “eyes per acre,” Baird says, referencing Wendell Berry.

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When Labels Lie

Modern Farmer

The 10-acre farm outside Hamilton, Montana is run by Noah Jackson and Mary Bricker, who dedicate four irrigated acres of pasture to their laying hens. The label describes their feed, which Jackson has recently started buying from a ranch a few miles north. Noah & Mary.”

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

farm production more than doubled, and farm size increased from an average of 215 acres in 1950 to 464 acres in 2023. is losing an average of two tons of topsoil per acre annually. Irrigated acres have more than doubled since 1960. trillion on food & beverages, but we spend $4.1trillion on healthcare.

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125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

Food Tank

40 Acres & A Mule Project , United States 40 Acres & A Mule seeks to acquire Black-owned farmland to be used to celebrate and preserve the history, food, and stories of Black culture in food and farming. As we enter a new quarter century, here are 125 organizations to follow and support in 2025.

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