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Dispatch from the U.N. Climate Change Conference: Saturday, Nov. 16

Food Tank

We need to integrate soil health into international negotiations like the ones being discussed here at COP29. As countries negotiate and announce their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), or environmental action plans, they must meaningfully uplift agroecological and regenerative approaches, not just pay lip service.

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Back to School with Nice Roots Farm: Food Justice, Land Sovereignty and Deconstructing the Food System

Share Food Program

Agroecology: Understanding Sustainable Plant & Soil Science; and 4. In the spirit of back-to-school, we’ll be sharing Nice Roots’ Farm-to-School curriculum in a series of four lessons: 1. Food Justice, Land Sovereignty and Deconstructing the Food System; 2. Growing Food from Seed to Harvest; 3.

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We Can’t Achieve Food Justice if We Don’t Prioritize Soil Health

Food Tank

Without well-nourished soil, “the global issues of climate change and food security cannot be addressed,” says soil scientist Dr. Rattan Lal. He’s the recipient of the World Food Prize and a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University.

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As the Climate Crisis Escalates, Here Are 18 Food and Ag Solutions

Civil Eats

The USDA Plan to Better Measure Agriculture’s Impact on the Climate Crisis In this week’s Field Report, news on the agency’s latest effort to invest in soil science and correct discrimination, plus reports on global hunger and pesticides’ impacts on birds.

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Ecological Farming Program Specialist

Caff

Our hope is that as we work together, and your role evolves over time, we can adjust your job description accordingly.

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