Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The GRAS stamp is a long-overdue validation, he said, of kavas importance to Hawaiian agriculture and identity. By reviving Hawaiian self-sufficiency and healing the scars left by plantations, Trask said, awa [presents] an opportunity to restore our sovereignty and our ancestral connection to the land. Trask echoes the sentiment.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The majority of the world’s cocoa is sourced from West Africa, often harvested by children on vast plantations linked to widespread deforestation. Certain farming practices and crop varieties can help farms adapt to the erratic, intensified weather patterns and disasters shaking the foundation of U.S. agriculture.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As textile mills began to proliferate, the cotton grown on Southern plantations, which relied on the labor of enslaved people, proved to be a cheaper option than flax. Her research explores where flax can be incorporated most effectively into existing crop systems. The latter tended to fare better in the North.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 29, 2025

weve seen a much-needed push toward regenerative and sustainable agriculture to protect the environment and keep farms productive, particularly in the face of climate change. Together, they left the plantation of Richard M. Department of Agriculture for racial discrimination. In the U.S.,

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Farming Farming Acre Seeding 140

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. Attendees at the TomKat Ranch tour organized by the State Innovation Exchange (SiX).

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