Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Songbird Farm (Photo credit: Jenny McNulty) Maine had been spreading what is called sludge on its farmland and fields since the 1980s. Testing, however, is only the first step towards regaining use of PFAS contaminated farmland. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The environmental and financial problems of the hill farming sector have been written about exhaustively, so I won’t expand on them here – other than to say that while hill farming has a central role to play in socially and ecologically vibrant landscapes, a major shift towards agroecological practices is needed to realise this.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

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. American Farmland Trust (AFT) , United States AFT is dedicated to protecting and preserving farmland and ranchland in the U.S.,

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