Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 11, 2023

Plant domestication and agricultural ecologies. Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome. Plants cultivated for ecosystem restoration can evolve toward a domestication syndrome. Ok, maybe 8. Diamonds in the Not-So-Rough: Wild Relative Diversity Hidden in Crop Genomes.

Ecology 100

Ecology Maize Cultivation Grain 100

Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

The isolation of this ecologically rich archipelago of peaks, located in a “sea” of desert that stretches from northern Mexico into southern Arizona, means that plants grow here that don’t grow anywhere else. These cultivated teparies are nutrient and protein dense and far more climate resilient than the much more common pinto bean.

Seeding 132

Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 132

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Black Urban Growers , United States Black Urban Growers (BUGs) is dedicated to fostering a robust community that supports cultivators in urban and rural environments, while nurturing Black leadership. This year, they were the recipient of the Pax Natura Foundation’s annual environmental prize.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Agriculture Seeding 145