RR2CS

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions (RR2CS) is an Alberta-based initiative shining a spotlight on the climate solutions that farmers, ranchers and communities in rural Alberta can benefit from. You’re a delight to speak with, thoughtful, flexible, and passionate about empowering rural communities. What is a Community Animator?

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

The agriculture students will be growing and raising specialty crops and animals for us, and culinary students will get the chance to get their hands in the dirt to learn what it takes to grow a crop,” says chef-instructor and Top Chef alum Robin Leventhal. Bergen Community College was one of the grant recipients, receiving a $4.5-million

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Daily Yonder

JUNE 8, 2023

Topper has lived in her house on agricultural land outside Cortez, Colorado, in the Four Corners region for 31 years. For Topper, the issue is about the way the installation has disrupted the peace of her rural life. Stottler, who grew up in rural Minnesota, understands how the view of a solar farm is not what residents desire.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. He also passed on a significant stake in Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, with $611.3

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

New Regulations, Sparse Data Washington, Oregon, California and Colorado currently have regulations to protect agricultural workers during extreme heat. That’s even more true for farmworkers, who often earn little, live in rural areas and already have irregular schedules. Maryland and Nevada are working on rules of their own.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

New Regulations, Sparse Data Washington, Oregon, California and Colorado currently have regulations to protect agricultural workers during extreme heat. That’s even more true for farmworkers, who often earn little, live in rural areas and already have irregular schedules. Maryland and Nevada are working on rules of their own.

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Caff

MAY 2, 2023

In this video, Keng talks about his experiences starting a food hub and shares some important logistics to consider when starting a food hub. By aggregating food to a central location, food hubs can distribute to buyers by managing logistics such as transportation, storage, and handling, and marketing the food to buyers.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 11, 2023

H4H covers the cost of processing, storage and logistics for donated game, and food pantries and other facilities receive the meat at no cost. “[H4H] Back in rural Virginia, Adrian Guerrero, who’s been hunting private land for years, is already busy preparing venison jerky and tamales: gifts of gratitude. “

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 20, 2024

Recent History in Regional Market Investments and Growth According to the recently released Census of Agriculture , 60,332 farms sold their products to retail markets, institutions, and food hubs marketed as local and regional products in 2022. However, many of these programs have already spent their allotted funds or will expire by 2025.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 16, 2024

This story was originally published by Barn Raiser , your independent source for rural and small town news. Sean Park is the program manager of the Value-Added Sustainable Development Center (VASDC), a unit of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University in Macomb.

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