Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The majority of the world’s cocoa is sourced from West Africa, often harvested by children on vast plantations linked to widespread deforestation. Rubba visits all the farms that supply the restaurant, asking about their crop rotations , soil health practices, and how the farmworkers are treated. “I Even when grown in the U.S.,

Food 97

Food Farming Farming Supply Chain 97

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As textile mills began to proliferate, the cotton grown on Southern plantations, which relied on the labor of enslaved people, proved to be a cheaper option than flax. These days, the flax grown for linen is an industrial crop. Her research explores where flax can be incorporated most effectively into existing crop systems.

Textiles 117

Textiles Supply Chain Processing Harvester 117

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

Along with reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, practices that build healthy soil, for example, make land more resilient to drought, flooding, wildfires, and erosion. Several Western and Midwestern states, however, have managed to promote conservation-minded practices through modest incentives.

Agriculture 93

Agriculture Agriculture Food Ranching 93