Food Tank

JULY 14, 2023

This year, the report’s theme is “Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation, and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum” and focuses on how urbanization trends are reshaping the world’s agri-food systems and nutrition security. We need to support farmers. We need to support workers.

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Food Agroecology Ruralism Manufacturing 98

The Equation

MARCH 28, 2023

I may be a romantic, but I firmly believe that we can reimagine agriculture, rural disadvantaged communities and the environment in a way that makes everyone happy. I have engaged with hundreds of stakeholders in rural California, agreeing often and disagreeing sometimes.

Ruralism 95

Ruralism Pesticide Agriculture Agriculture 95

Sustainable Harvest International

AUGUST 4, 2022

In January 2022, SHI launched Promoter 4 Change, a farmer-to-farmer training program creating rural climate resilience, biodiversity, and new economic opportunities through sustainable farming practices. Crop failure and low yields, in turn, have exacerbated political instability, poverty, and migration. million trees.

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Agroecology Ruralism Acre Farming 52

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

But where Bergen Community College aims to foster new farmers in a suburban-urban environment through vertical farms and hydroponics, Walla Walla’s program will expand upon an existing agroecology curriculum geared toward its rural students, many of whom may be seeking to bring their education back to family farms or other local agriculture.

Food 97

Food Farming Farming Agroecology 97

Modern Farmer

MARCH 20, 2024

Better yet, why do some researchers, farmers and activists prefer the term “urban agroecology?” From 2017 to 2019, my research team helped to define and elevate “urban agroecology” in the US as a better way of acknowledging the multifunctional benefits of urban green spaces. amount of food produced per unit of GHG emission).

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Agroecology Yield Food Farming 85

Food Tank

JUNE 10, 2024

Land grabbing, or the large-scale appropriation of land, is one of the main causes, which can compromise the land’s original agroecology. These conservation approaches often exclude local land users, leading to a loss in food diversity and a rural exodus over time, the report argues.

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Farmland Food Agroecology Agriculture 85

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

NSAC hopes that Congress can ultimately see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs through RCPP, as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate. 5102, 5103, 5019, 5110, 5202, 5503, 5402, 112205 ) Title 6 – Rural Development Includes the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 102

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

After his public response to Monbiot’s book elicited a response from readers, Smaje saw an opportunity to write about the role of farming, grazing, and rural places in an increasingly unstable and unpredictable future. But it’s also much more than that. Smaje is a passionate and wryly funny writer.

Food 128

Food Farming Farming Ecology 128

Sustainable Harvest International

JULY 19, 2022

The crisis in Ukraine reveals that now more than ever, we must embrace a food system grounded in local agroecology. These are costs that are very limited or non-existent on small-scale, organic agroecology farms. The recent rise in food prices is buoyed by increased fertilizer, energy, and transport costs. Among the 12.6

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Agroecology Farming Farming Ecology 52

Food Tank

JULY 2, 2024

Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course by Jeff Poppen In Barefoot Biodynamics , Jeff Poppen integrates stories from his time in rural Tennessee in his guide to biodynamic principles and practices.

Food 131

Food Forage Agroecology Processing 131

Civil Eats

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this sense, California Plowshares is a return to the kind of rural sharing economies that once arose naturally between farmers in tight-knit communities but have become much less common in recent years. We thought it was so stupid to have all this steel sitting in the field that we were using just twice a year.”

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Grain Orchard Farming Farming 116

Sustainable Harvest International

APRIL 9, 2024

Agroforestry and agroecology are practices central to the regenerative agriculture efforts of Initiative 20x20 partner Sustainable Harvest International (SHI). Agroecological practices can be the foundation of sustainable development in rural Central America. This blog post was originally published by Initiative 20x20.

Food 52

Food Agroecology Harvester Harvest 52

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JANUARY 17, 2024

In response, the chapter centers agroecological solutions like enhanced soil health and diversified landscapes. However, organic production, silvopasture, agroforestry and “other agroecological systems” are also listed among solutions. Fortunately, a focus on agroecological solutions has been gaining some traction.

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Agriculture Agriculture Forage Livestock 105

The Equation

MARCH 4, 2024

Denise and Kayode participated in the ALBA program , a land-based training for future agroecology small farmers. Allensworth is in the process of purchasing land to create an educational farm based on agroecology. The farm will have a market center to sell locally grown produce and artisan goods made by residents.

Agriculture 104

Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide Ruralism 104

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.

Farming 98

Farming Farming Ecology Construction 98

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Estrella “Esther” Penunia, the secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development, called consolidation a “big problem” and talked about transforming the food system to “shift the power to the people.” Is Agroecology Being Coopted by Big Ag? Food Systems Summit Give Corporations Too Much of a Voice?

Food 104

Food Pesticide Agroecology Agriculture 104

Food Tank

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In the months leading up to COP28, a petition by the Global People’s Caravan for Food, Land and Climate Justice has circulated among small farming communities, agricultural workers, Indigenous groups, and other rural advocates. Rural peoples have lost the most, and stand to lose the most, from the climate crisis.

Food 64

Food Agroecology Ruralism Agriculture 64

Sustainable Harvest International

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Special in-person events and digital profiles throughout the year highlighted the diverse ecosystem of supporters who forged SHI’s success as a forerunning leader in the field of agroecology and regenerative agriculture.

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Agroecology Agriculture Agriculture Farming 52

Food Tank

AUGUST 1, 2023

This group of researchers, farmers, animators, and technicians is on a 100-village tour of the rural Maradi region of Niger, West Africa. Each has a longstanding relationship with the McKnight Foundation’s Global Collaboration for Resilient Food Systems (CRFS), which shares a mission to advance agroecological transformation.

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Fertilizer Seeding Crop Crop Yield 96

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

And while “urban agriculture” is in the title of the grants, these funding opportunities are not limited to urban areas and their investments can be seen in suburban and rural communities across the United States.

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Agriculture Agriculture Production Compost 59

ATTRA

MARCH 12, 2024

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Cash Crop Crop Harvester Harvest 75

ATTRA

AUGUST 1, 2023

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Harvester Harvest Harvesting Food 73

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

NSAC hopes that Congress continues to see the wisdom of funding state and tribal soil health programs, either as a new stand-alone program as proposed in the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) or as part of RCPP as proposed in the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act in the Senate.

Farming 97

Farming Farming Agriculture Agriculture 97

Share Food Program

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

John founded the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) in 1995, an organization whose education and advocacy efforts have been focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education and agricultural training, and rural economic development for Black and other small farmers. Read more → John Boyd, Jr.

Food 52

Food Agroecology Acre Agriculture 52

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Perhaps ironically, the mixes have sold best not in rural Virginia but at markets in Washington, D.C. While customers might not know how to cook with acorn flour alone, Whipple explains, the mixes give them an easy introduction to its flavor. Acorn is a wildness supplement—Vitamin W.”

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Forage Processing Yield Production 128

Share Food Program

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Agroecology: Understanding Sustainable Plant & Soil Science; and 4. This framing embraces struggles by Indigenous movements, rural laborers, urban activists, and social movements North and South who have sometimes been excluded by traditional land reform campaigns that center land’s value as a resource only.

Food 52

Food Farming Farming Soil Science 52

Caff

JUNE 6, 2023

WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO On-Farm Research While CAFF’s preliminary on-farm research trials have wrapped up, we’ve continued to visit no-till farms in Northern California in partnership with UC Berkeley’s Agroecology Lab.

Farming 52

Farming Farming Family Farming Agroecology 52

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

xix] Regenerative agriculture also has potential to support resilient rural communities and jobs. The Local Government Association notes that there are “significant opportunities for rural and coastal communities in nature restoration, food, agriculture, land management and renewable energy infrastructure. pdf [xxxi] [link].

Food 64

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 64

Agritecture Blog

MAY 3, 2023

More than just an explicit set of production practices, this way of farming is known as “agroecology”, and refers to working with, rather than against, nature. This preserves the agricultural character of the area’s rural communities while also allowing each party to reap certain benefits.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Agriculture Pesticide Food 52

Food Tank

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Since the election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his Moreno movement in 2018, there has been a sea change in government policy toward rural Mexico.

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Maize Food Agroecology Seeding 145

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through captivating case studies, Thurow’s hopeful book showcases farmers who have boldly gone against the grain of modern agriculture orthodoxy and are instead embracing regenerative practices—like agroecology and permaculture—that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote resilience against climate change.

Food 114

Food Farming Farming Agriculture 114

RR2CS

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Located in Rogersville, New Brunswick, her farm Ferme Terre Partagee currently operates as a coop based on common values and objectives including peasant agroecology and food sovereignty. Welcome to Stories of Regeneration, a podcast series brought to you by Rural Routes to Climate Solutions and Regeneration Canada.

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Agroecology Ruralism Agriculture Agriculture 52

RR2CS

MARCH 19, 2024

Dedicated to cultivating a thriving local food economy and sustainable farming sector, Just Food integrates agroecology-based conservation with land stewardship. This podcast has been partially funded by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada The post EP 78 – Everybody Wins – SoR Part 10 appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.

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Agroecology Food Farming Farming 52

RR2CS

JULY 18, 2023

They all seem to be part of the vast landscape of good land stewardship practices, like sustainable agriculture, organic agriculture, agroecology, permaculture, and regenerative agriculture. The post EP66 Polycultures appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions. It’s understandable! It's understandable!

Forage 52

Forage Agroecology Crop Agriculture 52

National Young Farmers Coalition

JULY 16, 2024

“USDA funding should be directed toward building an understanding of the ecological aspects of our food and farm systems, integrating the diverse knowledge and practices of agroecological farmers and farm workers, and accessible to all farmers.”

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Agriculture Agriculture Science Agroecology 40

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , Africa AFSA is an alliance uniting civil societies dedicated to promoting agroecology and food sovereignty across Africa. Nobody wants farmers in urban and rural contexts to go hungry,” Reverend Eugene Cho, CEO and President of Bread for the World tells Food Tank.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145

Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Brazil’s national requirement that 30 percent of school food ingredients be sourced from local and regional family farms helps empower and fund women agroecological producers. Edition] By Christopher Hart Hedgelands is a delightful paean to a staple of British life and a critical part of the nation’s rural ecology: the hedge.

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