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Albania: A lesson in localism

Sustainable Food Trust

Seed detective Adam Alexander travels to the Kor çë region to discover how regenerative horticulture is holding up. My idea of heaven is the 100 hectares of cultivated ground that provide a livelihood for the 50 plus families who work the land in Miras and who produce more than enough food to feed the entire community of 600 families.

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Seeds from Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change

Civil Eats

Its 2,800 acres—the first protected habitat for the wild relatives of crops in the United States—now shelter not just a single pepper but at least 45 different species. Arizona has been at the forefront of conservation efforts, protecting CWRs on public lands like the WCBA, at botanical gardens like at the Desert Museum, and at seed banks.

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The U.S.-Mexico tortilla war

Food Environment and Reporting Network

If the biotech companies defeat maize in its center of origin, it will embolden them to do the same in other centers of origin,” said Tania Monserrat Téllez, an organizer with Sin Maiz, No Hay Pais (Without Corn, There Is No Nation), a coalition of groups in Mexico supporting the ban. Photo by Omar Torres/AFP via Getty Images.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Black Urban Growers , United States Black Urban Growers (BUGs) is dedicated to fostering a robust community that supports cultivators in urban and rural environments, while nurturing Black leadership. This year, they were the recipient of the Pax Natura Foundation’s annual environmental prize. food culture.

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