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Op-Ed | A Missing Investment Strategy: Climate Resilience Hides in Local Food Markets

Food Tank

Policymakers, donors, and investors are seeing the wisdom of investing in soil restoration, agroecology, agroforestry, and biodiversity, among other regenerative actions. Not only are these markets a good fit for smallholder farmers who practice agroecology , but they are also more equitable and accessible for women and youth.

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From Civil Rights to Food Justice, Jim Embry Reflects on a Life of Creative Resistance

Civil Eats

The food systems advocate, land steward, and beekeeper came of age during the civil rights movement in Kentucky and has spent five decades working for social and racial justice. In 1972, he founded the Good Foods Co-op in Lexington. Jim Embry sees tending to land as a sacred and spiritual responsibility.

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Future of Family Farms in the San Joaquin Valley

Caff

Earlier this year, CAFF kicked off a massive project in the San Joaquin Valley to help support family farms there and strengthen the local food economy, in partnership with UC Agriculture & Natural Resources (UC ANR) and the Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF), among others. Why take on such a big project?

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

Modern Farmer

Walla Walla’s hands-on coursework is bringing together agriculture and culinary students as part of a nascent movement among community colleges that are increasingly bringing food production into curricula in new and innovative ways. million grant for its soon-to-come vertical farming, hydroponics and plant-based culinary arts programs.

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20 Organizations Cultivating the Food Movement in Atlanta

Food Tank

Across the city of Atlanta, Georgia, many organizations are working to build a food system that centers community wellbeing with the health of the planet. On April 14, Food Tank is heading to Atlanta to partner with Spelman College and Emory University for the Summit “ Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, and Healthy Choices.”

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Indigenous People, Western Science, and Conservation in Thailand

Food Tank

But Hin Lad Nai has proved through scientific research that rotational farming is not causing climate change, but the opposite,” says Karen researcher Dr. Prasert Trakansuphakon to Food Tank. According to the Swedbio report, there are some 207 food crops cultivated in the rotational farming system used by Hin Lad Nai.

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 4

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm Food and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA), which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. The second post explores the FFNSA’s impacts on local and regional food systems. 2501, 2502).

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