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Opinion: With Community Solar, It’s Not Renewable Energy vs. Rural Character

Modern Farmer

But the reliance on utility-scale solar, which requires hundreds to even thousands of acres of land for panel installations, has sparked questions regarding the magnitude of land use requirements. Plus, it enables households and business owners within rural areas, farmers and non-farmers alike, to benefit from renewable energy.

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A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland

Civil Eats

Since 2012, Gail Taylor has built healthy soil, provided hundreds of local families with fresh tomatoes and turnips, and fostered community on less than an acre at Three Part Harmony Farm in northeast Washington, D.C. Gail Taylor and D’Real Graham at Three Part Harmony Farm, their one-acre farm in Washington, D.C.

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Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Friday, Nov. 15

Food Tank

The official theme of discussions here in Baku yesterday was Finance, Investment and Trade, and for me, one thing is clear that I hope policymakers at the negotiating tables here are listening to: Meaningful financial investments in smallholder and family farmers are the only way to build a future that nourishes people and the planet.

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Letter regarding implementation framework for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

NASDA

EPA’s program objectives for the GGRF: to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants; to deliver benefits to American communities, particularly low-income and disadvantaged communities; and to mobilize financing and private capital to stimulate additional deployment of greenhouse gas- and air pollution-reducing projects.

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The contribution of farming to the rural environment: A farmer’s viewpoint in 1985

Sustainable Food Trust

As well as growing food, farmers are tasked with delivering a broad spectrum of ‘public goods’ – from wildlife habitat and healthy soils to public access and rural employment. Is it the period 1750-1850 when most of the present rural features were planted or built? Today, farming is far from a simple livelihood.

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Are American Family Farms Disappearing? 

Trimble Agriculture

farms has fallen below two million, with total farmland acres dropping to 880 million—the lowest since 1850. Rural communities lose not only their economic base but also a key part of their cultural identity. The Current State of American Family Farms According to the 2022 agricultural census , there are 1.9

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How to Start an Agritourism Business to Diversify Farm Income 

Trimble Agriculture

By inviting them to the farm, operators provide important education and awareness of rural traditions. A 2022 study estimated an average of 2,000 acres of farmland are lost each day. If you’re looking to begin an agritourism business but you need to secure financing, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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