Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

He also cultivates 75 acres of wheat, 83 acres of soybeans, 65 acres of corn, and 45 acres of hardwoods and pine trees. When the owner of the land where Byron was sharecropping died, he willed Byron at least 10 acres. Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s.

Plantation 144

Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Civil Eats

JUNE 4, 2024

Seed farming offers farmers an additional revenue stream with a lighter lift than market farming, with less field time, lower seed costs, if any, and a ready market as demand for seeds outstrips supply. When we started, there was no “ High on the Hog ,” no “ Searching for Soul Food.” When I watch that stuff, I’m so happy.

Food 111

Food Seeding Farming Farming 111

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 24, 2023

After six years of enriching the soil and cultivating neighborly relationships, however, We Grow Farms is up against an insurmountable challenge facing many farms and pastures across the state: the real estate market. Ujamaa’s Hawkins also sees the collective cultivating much more than food.

Cultivation 145

Cultivation Acre Farming Farming 145

Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The global market for palm oil, valued at more than $70 billion last year, is experiencing steady growth, driven by its use in products as varied as food, beverages, biofuels, and cosmetics. After postings in London and Prague, he found his niche in the free-market mecca of Singapore, where he set up his own venture capital fund in 2006.

Plantation 126

Plantation Acre Cultivation Crop 126