Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By reviving Hawaiian self-sufficiency and healing the scars left by plantations, Trask said, awa [presents] an opportunity to restore our sovereignty and our ancestral connection to the land. The rise of plantation agriculture uprooted Native communities, replacing local food systems with sprawling sugarcane and pineapple fields.

Food 130

Food Plantation Acre Production 130

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 142

Food Farming Farming Supply Chain 142

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. Her research explores where flax can be incorporated most effectively into existing crop systems. The latter tended to fare better in the North.

Textiles 120

Textiles Supply Chain Harvester Harvest 120

Civil Eats

JANUARY 29, 2025

Together, they left the plantation of Richard M. Stewards of the Land Nicodemus was settled by my great-great-grandparentsalong with 300 other freed slaveswho left the oppressive Reconstruction-era South and migrated west in 1877 in search of opportunity. Johnson, who was vice president under President Martin Van Buren.

Farming 140

Farming Farming Acre Seeding 140

Civil Eats

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Illinois-based Saving Tomorrow’s Agricultural Resources (STAR) Program sets standards for regenerative practices such as crop rotation, tillage, and nutrient applications. Several Western and Midwestern states, however, have managed to promote conservation-minded practices through modest incentives.

Agriculture 138

Agriculture Agriculture Ranching Food 138