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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer. Boochcraft partners with The Ecology Center for the advancement of regenerative agriculture. The hilly, coastal prefecture is known for its ideal ecological conditions which yield high-quality rice.

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Beyond Farm to Table: How Chefs Can Support Climate-Friendly Food Systems

Civil Eats

That’s when Oyster Oyster draws heavily from its pantry of foraged wild plants and ingredients preserved from nearby climate-friendly farms. At right: roasted asparagus with locally foraged ramps, crispy potato, radish and a Virginia peanut broth infused with Thai basil oil. “Come February, we have this very short farm list.

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How Syntropic Agriculture Restores Soil and Farms

ATTRA

Indigenous communities across the Amazon, West Africa, and Southeast Asia have long used successional agroforestry techniques to cultivate staple crops while regenerating soil health and boosting biodiversity. Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology, January 25, 2024.

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Food Systems 101: How Community Colleges Are Helping Students Connect Farm to Fork

Modern Farmer

Bakersfield College boasts an Edible Gardens Catalog program, Kalamazoo Community College offers Sustainable Food Systems Competencies coursework and Greenfield Community College’s Farm and Food Systems covers mushroom foraging and cultivation, permaculture design, beekeeping, food preservation and more.

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These State Lawmakers Are Collaborating on Policies that Support Regenerative Agriculture

Civil Eats

Power of State Policymaking The Cohort for Rural Opportunity and Prosperity (CROP)—a subset of SiX’s Agriculture and Food Systems program—currently includes elected officials from 43 states who are positioned to advance socially and ecologically responsible rural, agricultural, and food policy. I’ve never tasted vegetables like that.”

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Precision Ag News 9/11

Agwired

From the stage of the Africa Food Systems Forum in Rwanda, the World Food Prize Foundation announced Dr. Dennis Beesigamukama, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Nairobi, Kenya, as the 2024 Recipient of the Norman E. Rivulis Pte.

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When Not Farming is the Best Use of Land

Modern Farmer

The GLSAs provide vegetative cover for foraging, roosting and nesting wildlife including raptors, wading birds, songbirds, pollinating insects and small mammals such as moles and mice. “We Removing livestock for even 10 years from this land can cause an ecological disaster in grassland communities.”

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