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

Civil Eats

(Photo courtesy Schreiner) “We have created a template for a tribal farm, which operates very differently than a standard non-Native farm,” explains Schreiner, who has a background in natural resource management, soil science, and water conservation. “We Drought Monitor ’s worst designation.

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Back to School with Nice Roots Farm: Food Justice, Land Sovereignty and Deconstructing the Food System

Share Food Program

Growing Food from Seed to Harvest; 3. Agroecology: Understanding Sustainable Plant & Soil Science; and 4. In the spirit of back-to-school, we’ll be sharing Nice Roots’ Farm-to-School curriculum in a series of four lessons: 1. Food Justice, Land Sovereignty and Deconstructing the Food System; 2.

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This app set out to fight pesticides. Once VC stepped in, the app helped sell them.

Food Environment and Reporting Network

The Streys had studied geography and soil science at Leibniz University Hannover in Germany. He wanted to ask them about the weather, their planting schedule, and harvest date. At home, they ran in local punk circles, and a trace of anti-establishment nonconformity has colored their work in agriculture.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

Because the book explains not just how to conserve one’s garden produce but also when to plant, harvest, and prune, as well as whether to cross-pollinate, it serves as a how-to guide for gardening novices—and a beneficial resource for anyone looking to understand their garden better, from planting to plating.

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