Sustainable Harvest International

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Conventional agriculture heavily relies on synthetic chemicals in the form of fertilizers and pesticides. SHI-Belize partner farmer Juvini Acosta reforests land affected by conventional agriculture. Industrial agriculture prioritizes profit over the health of the planet.

Agriculture 97

Agriculture Agriculture Agroecology Farming 97

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.

Plantation 121

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 121

Sustainable Food Trust

AUGUST 9, 2023

Early warnings of the potentially damaging effects of industrial agriculture and food processing technologies upon planetary and human health provoked a vehement backlash. With a strong scientific bent, Montgomery and Biklé dissect each of their focus topics – soil, plants, animals and people.

Food 98

Food Seeding Farming Farming 98

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 10, 2024

Aidee Guzman, 30, grew up the daughter of immigrants in California’s Central Valley, among massive fields of monocrops that epitomize intense, industrial agriculture. And today, even when the soil stays on the ground, we’re actively destroying it through the use of pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, and more.

Food 119

Food Industrial Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture 119