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Wells Are Running Dry in Rural Communities of Color. Is a Fix in Sight?

Daily Yonder

Rural communities of color like Sultana, which is majority Hispanic, are disproportionately affected by this crisis. The racial and rural water gap has its roots in historic neglect. Construction crews broke ground in May, and the well is slated for completion in May 2024. We are in dire need of a new well,” he said.

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

The Equation

Especially when it means I can breathe outside because there is no pesticide drift, wildfire smoke, vehicle exhaust, or pungent odors. In addition, Merced County applies more than 10 million pounds of pesticides per year that contribute to the area’s poor air quality. I am into air quality. These particles are categorized by size.

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Robert Rivas Sworn in as the 71st Speaker of the California State Assembly: Championing Agricultural Climate Resilience and Justice

CalCAN

The two areas share similar challenges with rural, agricultural communities facing climate-related risks and stark inequalities. Though the bill was signed into law and the state stepped up its support with the subsequent SB 489 (Laird, 2022) , the levee improvements are still under construction.

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Understanding the farmer protests 

Sustainable Food Trust

This is because the subsidies have been unconditional and the market has been brutal; they have used, as the NFU likes to say, ‘all the tools in the toolbox’, i.e., nitrogen fertiliser and pesticides, to continuously increase their food production in order to stay in business.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

Other recent grantees have included the Center for Rural Affairs, the National Young Farmers Coalition, the Soil Health Institute, and the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation. As research and reporting began to call significant attention to the company’s negative effects on rural economies and the environment , Harold Lee Scott, Jr.,

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Growing Upwards: Unveiling the Best Vertical Farms in Australia and New Zealand

Agritecture Blog

With limited available land and the increasing distance between rural farms and urban centers, traditional agricultural methods face constraints. Founded in 2017, Stacked Farm bills itself as being able to produce fresh fruit and vegetables year-round, using less water than traditional farming and without the need for pesticides.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

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. The book exceeded my expectations. It is strong in narrative, rich in description, and has a palpable sense of place.

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