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Seeds from Wild Crop Relatives Could Help Agriculture Weather Climate Change

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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. Farmers plant seeds deep in the soil, use passive rainwater harvesting, and rely on hardy desert-adapted seeds.

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124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!

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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 culture.

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