Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

He hadn’t considered including backyard gardens in rural areas in the sample, he said, even though city gardens were. “We We were not necessarily attempting to compare urban and rural food production,” he said. “In It’s almost like comparing apples to oranges,” she said. The community garden is not set up to maximize production.”

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Farming Farming Food Greenhouse 144

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Prioritizing ecological integrity and community health over yield, these farmers stay profitable by diversifying their crops, producing value-added products like jams and sauces, and building community support and social capital. Writer and rural policy expert Brian Reisinger’s memoir is thus a rare find.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. Conservation and Climate The benefits of on-farm conservation programs are widespread.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

It connects expertise across disciplines to enhance food security, improve distribution, and position Canada as a leader in agricultural innovation. By tackling soil degradation, the organization provides sustainable solutions to end food dependency and create thriving agricultural communities.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA works to empower and strengthen the capacities of leaders and technical staff to increase resilience and combat hunger. 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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Civil Eats

JUNE 12, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been working to reign in the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture—which contributes to the problem—for more than a decade. Read More: New Evidence Shows Pesticides Contain PFAS, and the Scale of Contamination Is Unknown PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down.

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