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Seattle’s Black Farmers Collective Nurtures Communities and Crops

Modern Farmer

Transparent tarps nailed to the ends of a half-finished greenhouse whipped in the wind behind him. Even on a compact farm like Small Axe, which spans only four acres — the national average is 446 acres — there was much to be done: crop rotations to plan, greenhouse doors to finish, a new shed to build. percent Black.

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Transforming the Delta

Food Environment and Reporting Network

In 1920, Blacks owned or operated 14 percent of all farmland in the U.S.; In both cases, its the initial conversion of undisturbed land to farmland that has the biggest impact. If its coming to the Delta, its going to be existing farmland switching from one crop to another, not new land being converted. But he has bigger plans.

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Where Corn and Soybeans are King, Some Farmers See ‘Unconventional’ Future

Modern Farmer

That trend prompted some Iowans to look at stores and resources closer to home—to local growers, local meat lockers, local dairies and even local greenhouses. Corn and soybeans account for 75 percent of the Midwests’s farmland acres. The organization works with growers and food hubs in eastern and central Iowa counties.

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This Oregon Farmer Is Building a New Model for Indigenous Food and Agriculture

Civil Eats

Come autumn harvest after a short growing season of about 58 days, Sakari donates most of the yield to regional tribes with distribution assistance from state agencies. It premiered in April and has since become a film festival darling; Schreiner is hopeful it will get streaming distribution soon in order to reach a wider audience.

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Sludge report

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Of her 150 acres, only about 25 are safe for agricultural use, forcing Hunter to resort to raised garden beds in a greenhouse, filled with soil shipped in from another site. An aerial view of PFAS test plots on Sue Hunter’s farm in Unity, Maine.

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The USDA Plan to Better Measure Agriculture’s Impact on the Climate Crisis

Civil Eats

Yesterday, the agency took a big step toward refining its definition of that term by announcing a major initiative intended to improve the data it uses to guide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and make farms more resilient to climate change. As part of that program, the USDA began distributing $3.1

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Opinion: To Make a Real Impact on Climate Change, We Must Move Beyond the Carbon Footprint

Modern Farmer

The research from the University of Michigan-led study seems to show that fruit and vegetables grown in urban ag have a carbon footprint six times larger than that of “conventionally grown” food (meaning, on rural farmland). However, when you divide a large number (i.e.,