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Photo Essay: A Cooperative Farm’s Long Path to Liberation for Farmworkers

Civil Eats

Torres had been a city boy, raised in Guadalajara, and he was the son of a construction worker. ” Center: Ramon Torres prunes blueberry bushes at the Tierra y Libertad cooperative. Left: A member of Familias Unidas por la Justicia prunes blackberry bushes in a Sakuma Brothers Farms field.

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Horrible Holly: A Festive Plant Runs Amok

Modern Farmer

The first holly to invade Stokes’ study area sprouted in 1966, during a residential construction boom north of the park, where ornamental holly still grows today. Plant a holly orchard and let nature do the work for you,” read one brochure. Wood rounds gathered, Stokes and his assistants counted their tree rings to discern their age.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

Even monarch butterflies have lost habitat due to the prevalence of monocrop avocado orchards, along the once lush, biodiverse hillsides of Michoacán in Mexico. “Choose one from Chile and you might be furthering the extraction of much-needed fresh water.” Yet Eldridge is far from calling for an avocado boycott.

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