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Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork

Modern Farmer

Those cows are just one part of the closed-loop system the college aims to highlight in its new farm-to-fork program that is rolling out this school year. million grant for its soon-to-come vertical farming, hydroponics and plant-based culinary arts programs. Bergen Community College was one of the grant recipients, receiving a $4.5-million

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5 Critical Agriculture Topics to Incorporate Into Any Climate-Related Event

Agritecture Blog

more food secure and our farming practices more environmentally friendly , we expect to see both an increase in and a deepening of these conversations. Regenerative Agriculture and Nature-Based Solutions Coffee crops grow alongside other plants in what is known as an Agroforestry approach to farming. Image sourced from Urban Ag News.

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Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Thursday, Dec. 7

Food Tank

Yesterday, discussions centered on the role of youth in driving climate action in the Global South; how financial, scientific, and policy progress can enable aquaculture and blue food systems; and the need to put farmers first. It’s amazing to see young people making their voices heard on a global scale, too.

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125 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2025

Food Tank

40 Acres & A Mule Project , United States 40 Acres & A Mule seeks to acquire Black-owned farmland to be used to celebrate and preserve the history, food, and stories of Black culture in food and farming. promoting environmentally sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on their land.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

Food Tank

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is an alliance uniting civil societies dedicated to promoting agroecology and food sovereignty across Africa. Blackwood Educational Land Institute , United States This nonprofit teaching farm aims to inspire the next generation of farmers and ecologists.

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Will Local Food Survive Trump’s USDA?

Civil Eats

Jagoz, owner of Moon Valley Farm, grows organic vegetables on 70 acres near Frederick, Maryland, while also acting as an aggregator of produce from about 50 other small farms in the region. It was terrible timing. By November, the bulk of the Mid-Atlantic harvest had been sold. Students at a Washington, D.C.

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