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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Patrick Brown, who was named North Carolinas Small Farmer of the Year by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University this year, grows almost 200 acres of industrial hemp for both oil and fiber, and 11 acres and several greenhouses of vegetablesbeets, kale, radishes, peppers, okra, and bok choy.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

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. Still, U.H,s

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Transforming the Delta

Food Environment and Reporting Network

World Wildlife Fund, an organization with a longstanding interest in how agriculture affects the planet, is pushing one idea it thinks would benefit not just the Delta but the country as a whole: Delta farmers could start growing more food that people actually eatspecialty crops, such as fruits, vegetables, and other high-value foods.

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Beyond Farm to Table: How Chefs Can Support Climate-Friendly Food Systems

Civil Eats

The majority of the world’s cocoa is sourced from West Africa, often harvested by children on vast plantations linked to widespread deforestation. agriculture. We have a big, audacious goal that organic becomes the norm in agriculture, as opposed to the 2.5 Take chocolate , for instance. Sugar comes with its problems , too.

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Climate Solutions for the Future of Coffee

Civil Eats

Most farms there still use open-field agriculture—but this approach may not work for much longer in the new climate reality. More recently, we’ve been fascinated by and experimenting with syntropic agriculture.” The agriculture department backs up this recommendation with technical assistance. Mexico has nearly 1.5

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Coffee as we know it is in danger. Can we breed a better cup?

Agritecture Blog

Regenerative agricultural practices (and Coffea Stenophylla) could help preserve coffee for years to come. The British had deforested large swaths of land to create industrial-style arabica coffee plantations, turning it into one of the world’s leading coffee producers.

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Our 2024 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

Our editors, staff writers, and freelance contributors have a wide selection of food and agriculture books to recommend, both for gift-giving purposes and for the quiet moments you carve out for yourself. We hope our Holiday Book Guide can help create a calm harbor of sorts during this often-harried end-of-year season.

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