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Meet the Arizona Nonprofit Working to Transform Urban Food Deserts

Modern Farmer

Across the Phoenix metro area, citrus trees sag under the weight of more produce than homeowners can harvest and use. And Chevallier quickly discovered that homeowners are more than happy to let someone take the surplus off their hands , especially when they know it’s being distributed to local residents in need.

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20 Organizations Cultivating the Food Movement in Atlanta

Food Tank

The Food Bank works with almost 700 community-based nonprofit partners to distribute more than 9 million meals across metro Atlanta and north Georgia every month. Food Well Alliance Food Well Alliance brings together leaders of the local food movement to support more than 300 community gardens, urban farms, and orchards in metro Atlanta.

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Tevel Partners with Unifrutti, Expanding into South America

World Agri-Tech

Tevel’s autonomous harvesting system was deployed in Unifrutti Chile’s apple orchards from March to May, harvesting several varieties of apples and picking the highest-quality fruit with unparalleled efficiency. Tevel’s robots are powered by A.I, computer vision and machine learning algorithms.

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Far Eastern Agriculture - Untitled Article

Far Eastern Agriculture

Bluewhite's unique technology and proven capabilities in orchards and vineyards helps New Holland customers address immediate challenges, such as labor shortages and rising operational costs in the specialty crop market. New Holland aims to bring autonomous solutions across all segments it serves, particularly in the speciality crop market.

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Planting the ‘Prairie Berry’ — Solstice Berry Farm, Crossfield, Alberta

RR2CS

In 2007, after the perennial berry had established, the Gelowitz’s enjoyed their first harvest. Today, the idea has taken root: they’ve expanded their business into Solstice Berry Farm, a 40-acre orchard, managing 10 acres for a U-Pick operation and 30 acres for commercial production. The airflow is important for the orchard.”

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Almonds are Under Threat. The Key to Saving Them Could Be in the Soil

Modern Farmer

He’s tinkered with different irrigation systems, moving from a sub-surface drip setup to his current above-ground micro-sprayer, which he says has the best distribution of water with the least waste. Plus, there are multiple uses for each nut harvested. My orchard has a lot of trees,” says Paddock. “I’m

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Peach farmer ‘Mas’ Masumoto talks about farming with ghosts

Food Environment and Reporting Network

He says the labor and lessons of his ancestors are in the soil and the grapevines and orchards, and he’s passing these on to the next generations. In his latest, Secret Harvests , Mas writes about the shock of a newly uncovered family secret. Matsumoto in an orchard he planted with his father. Photo by Lisa Morehouse.

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