Food Politics

OCTOBER 22, 2024

He noted the disparities in health status, particularly singling out the declining health of rural Americans. He started out by remarking on the poor health status of Americans, despite our spending twice as much on health as any other country. Announcement Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), When: 10:00 a.m.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 3, 2025

Another is Potlikker Capital , a social justice charitable fund supporting mainly rural BIPOC farmers across the country. So far it has raised 68 percent towards that and invested in 16 farms and businesses including a distillery, a herbal education and medicine concern, and a brand of a West African sparkling beverage.

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Food Tank

JUNE 14, 2024

They grow healthy, seasonal food as well as culturally relevant options familiar to the diverse populations they serve such as bissap (a beverage made from hibiscus) and callaloo (a dish made with leafy greens). Gardeners also share their food for free or sell produce and other locally made products at farmers’ markets and CSAs.

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NASDA

JULY 10, 2023

American food and agriculture exports are a vital component of the American economy, totaling nearly $200 billion in 2022, and providing jobs and economic opportunity in rural communities and throughout the supply chain in every corner of the country. Letter Dear Ambassador Tai, The U.S.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

Since taking over the dairy a decade ago and branding it Foggy Bottoms Boys , the couple has been bucking convention and helping their rural community navigate changing economic tides. A lot of people don’t understand why my cheese costs [four times more than] Walmart’s.” “We’re an important fabric of these rural communities.”

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

3) The use of fossil fuels to produce the foods and beverages consumed by Americans in 2007 accounted for about 14 percent of economywide CO2 emissions from fossil fuels. (4) But rural America still relies on electrical co-ops , which depend mostly on fossil fuels. 4) Transport accounts for about 19% of total food-system emissions. (5)

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Civil Eats

APRIL 2, 2024

In Georgia, one chef incorporates kudzu into a beloved quintessentially southern beverage—lemonade. Located in Athens, home.made has served the refreshing Asian-Southern fusion beverage as a seasonal menu staple for nearly a decade. A prospective nutritional boost isn’t the major draw behind Chef Maumus’s kudzu-­based concoction.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JUNE 2, 2021

What's the right size for a food and beverage company? Cybersecurity company Recorded Future analyst Allan Liska says since May 2020 at least 40 food and beverage companies around the world have suffered ransomware attacks. More rural. More humble. More people oriented. More heritage based.

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RR2CS

APRIL 5, 2024

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions (RR2CS) shines a spotlight on the climate solutions that Alberta’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities can benefit from. About us: At RR2CS, we’re on a mission to cultivate climate solutions in rural Alberta. The Project Manager is effectively the Rural Routes’ point person for RAL.

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RR2CS

APRIL 5, 2024

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions (RR2CS) shines a spotlight on the climate solutions that Alberta’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities can benefit from. About us: At RR2CS, we’re on a mission to cultivate climate solutions in rural Alberta. Afterall, Rural Routes is in the solutions business.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions (RR2CS) is an Alberta-based initiative shining a spotlight on the climate solutions that farmers, ranchers and communities in rural Alberta can benefit from. You’re a delight to speak with, thoughtful, flexible, and passionate about empowering rural communities. Wages: $27.5-$31.00/hour

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Food Tank

JULY 8, 2023

Takeaway: Stories From a Childhood Behind the Counter by Angela Hui In this poignant yet humor-infused memoir, Angela Hui reflects on her childhood in a Chinese takeout in rural Wales. Takeaway celebrates the author’s culinary heritage and East Asian traditions, weaving a compelling narrative of identity and culture.

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ATTRA

MAY 7, 2024

By Audrey Kolde, NCAT Agriculture Specialist Tea, a beverage enjoyed worldwide, is a subject of growing interest among specialty crop farmers in the Gulf South. The process of producing tea, from the tea seed to the cup, is a complex and fascinating one. The tea we drink is obtained from the leaves of a bush native to Asia. the Camellia bush.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Rosinger also found that people who avoid tap water are more likely to drink sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs, in public health parlance). Perhaps most consequentially, research shows that children exposed to lead can suffer developmental delays and brain damage.

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Food Tank

MARCH 31, 2025

Ferrari served as President and CEO of Heifer International, an organization that supports rural communities through sustainable farming and training. After about 20 years in the beverage industry, Ferrari shifted his attention toward social issues. In 2022, after 12 years in this role, he retired in Serenbe, Georgia.

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Food Tank

MARCH 19, 2025

Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America by Sonja Trom Eayrs Attorney and farmers daughter Eayrs chronicles the long history of havoc wreaked by corporate farms on rural communities. And Hawken reveals what possibilities the element may open up in the future.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Originally from rural South Dakota, she had been around farming her whole life, but this felt different. “We The once-predominantly rural town of Ledgeview had become a hotbed for suburban cul-de-sacs and housing developments. Over the next several years, Porter began noticing manure runoff in the creek her kids would play in.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) , Asia AFA empowers small-scale farmers, fishers, Indigenous peoples, and rural communities across Asia through advocacy, capacity building, and knowledge sharing. There is no life limit on healthy soil, says farmer Gerardo Martinez, CEO of GALA. agricultural policy.

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Food Tank

APRIL 5, 2024

We will also have breakout sessions, where discussions will inform a policy report submitted directly to the White House, and an amazing reception with our food and beverage partners. As I mentioned: Progress in the food system comes down to empowering eaters, today and for generations to come.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

But it wasn’t until he became the beverage director at Farm and Fisherman Tavern in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, that he fully combined his passions for ethnobotany and mixology. It reads as a love letter to his land, his herd, and his rural community and a manifesto on how and why to farm in a way that protects them all.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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Civil Eats

MARCH 5, 2025

farmers, strengthening rural economies, and keeping food prices in check, said CEO Corey Rosenbusch. imports about $200 billion in food, beverages, and animal feed from the three countries, especially fruits and vegetables from Mexico and animal feed, grains, and meat from Canada. Thats because the U.S.

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