Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Until a few years ago, Songbird Farm in Unity, Maine, grew wheat, rye, oats, and corn, as well as an array of vegetables in three high tunnel greenhouses, and supported a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program for over 100 customers. Some farms were able to stop production temporarily while they identified possible solutions.

Farming 121

Farming Farming Farmland Crop 121

Food Environment and Reporting Network

APRIL 25, 2024

By Brian Barth and Flávia Milhorance , September 7, 2021 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? Then billions of crabs died. By Julia O'Malley , July 5, 2023 Climate savior or ‘Monsanto of the sea’? Will it work?

Orchard 91

Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 91

Food Environment and Reporting Network

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Orchard Acre 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JULY 5, 2023

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

Harvester 80

Harvester Harvesting Harvest Orchard 80

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JANUARY 11, 2023

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

Orchard 52

Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 52

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 21, 2022

FERN’s Coverage of the UN Biodiversity Conference By Bridget Huber , December 21, 2022 USDA wants to make farms climate-friendly. By Lynne Curry , August 19, 2020 Is carbon farming a climate boon, or boondoggle? slide-intro --> A remote Alaska village depended on the snow crab harvest for survival. Then billions of crabs died.

Orchard 52

Orchard Acre Pesticide Farming 52