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Maroon rice destined for Svalbard

Agricultural Biodiversity

Motivation to grow specific crops and cultivars varied from tradition, food preference, seasonal spreading, rituals and traditional medicine.” ” The role of crop diversity in escape agriculture; rice cultivation among Maroon communities in Suriname. Bambara groundnut), as seeds lost viability during the farmer’s absence.

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In Hawai‘i, Restoring Kava Helps Sustain Native Food Culture

Civil Eats

This designation helps sustain Native culture, reassure public health, and encourage state food sovereignty. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to embrace these benefits. Studies have also found that the elixir may have broader medicinal potential, from anti-cancer benefits to treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Brainfood: Marroon rice, Dutch aroids, Sicilian saffron, Inca agriculture, Native American agriculture, Mexican peppers, Afro-Mexican agriculture, Sahelian landraces, Small-scale fisheries, Coconut remote sensing

Agricultural Biodiversity

The Mystery of Black Rice: Food, Medicinal, and Spiritual Uses of Oryza glaberrima by Maroon Communities in Suriname and French Guiana. Afro-Indigenous harvests: Cultivating participatory agroecologies in Guerrero, Mexico. Satellite imagery reveals widespread coconut plantations on Pacific atolls. domestication in Mexico.

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

Civil Eats

are preparing for the dwindling of food in the coming winter. This may seem like an antiquated concern for chefs in an era of global food distribution systems, but it’s an all-consuming preoccupation for Oyster Oyster, a restaurant named after two ingredients—a bivalve and a mushroom —known for their ecosystem benefits.

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Vanilla is in Crisis. Producers in Mexico Are Not Giving Up

Modern Farmer

He is working on the plantation,” his wife announces. As we stroll through the plantation, Huberto’s son nudges the oranges on a nearby tree, handing a few to us to enjoy along the way. Francisco Mendoza and his daughters at the vanilla plantation. Photography by Noel Rojo. Mexico belongs to the top five producers of vanilla.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

He also cultivates 75 acres of wheat, 83 acres of soybeans, 65 acres of corn, and 45 acres of hardwoods and pine trees. And he serves as chair of the board of the Eva Clayton Rural Food Institute, founded in January 2023 to help deliver healthy food to communities in rural North Carolina.

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Southern Black Farmers Sow Rice and Reconciliation

Civil Eats

Per calorie, though, rice produces fewer emissions than most staple foods, including meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and even other grains like wheat and corn. Collectively, they cultivate seven different varieties, including the organizations signatures: Black Joy, Creole Country Red,” Black Belt Sticky, and Jubilee Justice Jasmine.