Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 10, 2023

In response, the federal government has committed nearly $5 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to thinning forests on about 50 million Western acres over the next 10 years. We do hundreds to thousands of acres of fire mitigation a year,” Ravage said. He hopes to show that fungi can do it better.

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Compost Acre Biofuel Seeding 94

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The biosolids created as sewage breaks down can be used as fertilizer on farmland, a practice that the Environmental Protection Agency still touts as “beneficial,” even though spreading these highly toxic chemicals across farmland allows the compounds to leach into the groundwater, contaminate crops grown on the land, and affect grazing animals.

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Farming Farming Farmland Crop 121

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2023

Hailing from a commercial lobstering family in Maine, Patryn sees cultivating this marine crop as a lifeline for a community threatened by fishing’s uncertain future. In response, cultivators are calling for more policies to govern their business and protect waterways and marine ecosystems.

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Cultivation Harvester Harvesting Harvest 85

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 1, 2023

They sell the wild and cultivated seaweed dried, and use the less delicious, more abundant kinds to fertilize the saltwater farm they’re reviving nearby. Others want to use kelp to reduce emissions by replacing carbon-intensive materials like soy, fertilizers, plastic, and petroleum with seaweed-derived versions. he asked. “Is

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Science Farming Farming Harvester 52