Caff

MARCH 27, 2024

The realities of the climate crisis, divestment in local food supply chains, and inequalities in the economy disproportionately affect California’s smaller-scale food producers, which includes the 1 in 5 California farmers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). Thank you making your voice heard!

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

million (down 7% from 2017) Average size: 463 acres (up 5%) Total farmland: 880 million acres of farmland (down 2%), accounting for 39% of all U.S. Percent of farmland used for oilseeds or grains: 32% Percent of farmland used for beef cattle: 40% Average age of farmers: 58.1 (up Average farm income: $79,790.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 6, 2024

It also lists Agrotourism sites (12,763) CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture (1,011) Food hubs (230) On-farm markets 1,937) Farmers markets have a long history in the U.S. appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. I love farmers markets and I’m glad USDA is trying to promote them. Support your local farmers market!

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Department of Agriculture, only 1 percent of farmland in the United States is organic. Herber tells Food Tank there is a willingness among farmers to go organic, for the sake of the land, their families. Really working to promote the need for organic, the meaning of organic, he tells Food Tank. According to the U.S.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Farm Action , an organization devoted to stopping corporate agrocultural monopolies and building fair competition in rural America, has issued a short report, Balancing the US Agricuiltural Trade Deficit with Higher Value Food Crops. food system focuses on feed for animals and fuel for automobiles. of US farmland.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 8, 2024

Without farmland to grow crops or ranchland for livestock, we don’t eat. Conserving farmland underpins a stable local food supply. million full- and part-time jobs were related to the agricultural and food sectors in 2022, which equals 10.4 million acres of farmland and ranchland through conservation easements.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Levelling foods for priority micronutrient value can provide more meaningful environmental footprint comparisons. From a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the environmental impact of different foods to a nutritional Life Cycle Assessment (nLCA). Policy-induced expansion of organic farmland: implications for food prices and welfare.

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Food Tank

JUNE 10, 2024

The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) recently released its report entitled Land Squeeze. It finds that land ownership is being consolidated in the hands of a few powerful actors, squeezing out smaller farmers, pastoralists, Indigenous Peoples, and others who rely on traditional farmland.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

“The purpose of this new policy is to lessen the loss of farmland caused by nuisance lawsuits which can arise when nonagricultural land uses expand into agricultural and forest areas,” NASDA CEO Ted McKinney said. NASDA enhances American food and agricultural communities through policy, partnerships and public engagement. territories.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 29, 2024

More Than Dirt: Threats to food supply include Wall Street and foreign ownership of farmland, green energy and yield growth in grain crops.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 31, 2023

But several years later, farmland productivity starts to plummet. Crop yields never return to previous rates, and there is only so much farmland owners can do to rid the salt before another hurricane comes along. Up to 93 percent of the farmlands analyzed were shown to be in proximity to the salinized areas. million annually.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 18, 2023

Tucked into the Ontario Progressive Conservatives’ Bill 97 is a proposed change to severance allowances of farmland that the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) says could make siting of livestock farms much more difficulty.

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Caff

JANUARY 7, 2025

Selected from nominations from all over the state, these inspirational change-makers are blazing trails for regenerative agriculture, strengthening our local food systems, and working tirelessly to grow a healthier and more just future for us all.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 19, 2023

government actions directly or indirectly led its farmland to pass into non-Native hands— mostly white farmers. In the past five years, three Nebraska tribes—the Winnebago, the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska—have bought a combined 3,000-odd acres of farmland that was once theirs.

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American Farmland

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In November, American Farmland Trust again sponsored the Edible Institute, which Edible Communities hosted. AFT’s Events team had the pleasure of attending this event and having the opportunity to speak with writers, regional Edible publishers, and thought leaders in the food and farming space.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Ecosystem services are the benefits provided by nature and managed by farmers on their farmland. Some of these, such as food, fiber, and energy, are marketed, and the market compensates farmers. Farmers manage these subsidies of nature on their farmland, free for the public. percent threshold needed for food security.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 28, 2023

FoodPrint recently released a new report and podcast episode about how PFAS are impacting the food system, including agricultural contamination, food packaging, preparation processes. Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Food justice reporting has been a cornerstone of Civil Eats’ coverage since we launched 15 years ago. This year, we further explored how people are working toward food justice in their communities. We are committed to elevating the voices of people who produce our food, as well as those who are affected by its production.

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American Farmland

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Chelsea Gazillo is the new Senior California Policy Manager for American Farmland Trust. She will conduct research, provide education to stakeholders, develop policy, advocate to California State Legislature and manage outreach.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Dive deep into the global food scene with this list of compelling films and docuseries. These 18 documentaries unpack everything from the struggles of small-scale farmers to the incredible work of activists advocating for a more sustainable food future. Watch it on YouTube.

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Sustainable Food Trust

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Here, Patrick Holden explains why land sharing not ‘land sparing’ holds the key to sustainable food, biodiversity and climate resilience. Instead, I believe we should adopt a land sharing approach, producing food in harmony with nature and keeping as much agricultural land in production as is possible.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 8, 2024

For more than four decades, the executive director of the Schumacher Center for a New Economics (which she co-founded with Robert Swann in 1980) has been tending to a land-use movement in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, driven by innovative ideas for cultivating affordable access to farmland. HVS: Let’s start with the basics.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 30, 2025

But I sure noticed this one in the New York Times: Their Fertilizer Poisons Farmland. Also from the New York Times: What We Know (and Dont Know) About Forever Chemicals in Food exposure can increase the risk of prostate, kidney and testicular cancers. Eating food grown or raised near places that used or made PFAS.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A version of this piece was featured in Food Tank’s newsletter, released weekly on Thursdays. It is obvious to most of us that food is a human right. But our discussions of food justice need to be grounded—literally—in what experts are calling a right to healthy soils. human rights conference on food justice in Doha, Qatar.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 16, 2024

On this episode we will hear: Stewart Skinner, Ontario farmer, on housing and land development on Ontario farmland; Dr. Martin Appelt with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on HPAI in cattle including surveillance, testing, and more; A clip from. Read More

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Food Tank

APRIL 2, 2024

Across the city of Atlanta, Georgia, many organizations are working to build a food system that centers community wellbeing with the health of the planet. On April 14, Food Tank is heading to Atlanta to partner with Spelman College and Emory University for the Summit “ Empowering Eaters: Access, Affordability, and Healthy Choices.”

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SILT

MAY 4, 2023

In recent years, there has been a growing movement in Iowa and across the country to promote the benefits of local food systems. Local food not only supports the local economy and helps to preserve traditional farming practices, but also offers a range of health and environmental benefits.

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American Farmland

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As the idea of a proposed new model city built in Solano County continues to generate attention, American Farmland Trust urges the proper balance between smart, necessary growth for people to live with the need to preserve land for agricultural purposes and the nation’s food supply.

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American Farmland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The United States’ ability to sustainably produce food, steward natural resources, and support rural economies depends on ensuring greater access to land for the next generation of farmers and ranchers.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

When she moved to Oregon in 2006, she noticed a contrasting lack in access to culturally relevant foods, which has been a driving force behind her decades-long work championing Indigenous food sovereignty through agriculture, advocacy, and activism. Many tribes in Alaska are very intertribal, sharing similar foods and waterways.

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Route 1 is an organization focused on increasing food access, specifically by supporting Black, Brown, and Indigenous emerging farmers in the state, said Marcus Carpenter, founder of the organization. In Minnesota, one in nearly ten households experience food insecurity, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.

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Food Tank

JULY 11, 2024

American Farmland Trust (AFT) recently kicked off their 16th annual America’s Farmers’ Market Celebration (AFMC). farmers markets play in communities across the country while recognizing the farmers, staff, and food producers who bring them to life. First launched in 2008, the AFMC aims to highlight the role U.S.

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American Farmland

JULY 26, 2024

Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems: From Soil to Soil, a book which informs planning practices and follow-up actions to strengthen America’s food and farming systems, published today.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 31, 2024

food security, lawmakers say. Foreign ownership a potential threat to U.S.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 16, 2024

READ: How to apply for food aid and assistance in New Jersey But Mustafa said serving Essex County residents isn’t easy when governments don’t consider urban farming as a viable solution to bring affordable, fresh food to food-insecure communities. What happens to this food waste now that we can’t accept it?

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

John accepted a development role at the farm four years ago, her insight, combined with the need to respond to food insecurity during the pandemic, led to a dramatic shift in the distribution of the farm’s harvest. Raised concrete beds laid with 2 feet of compost successfully transformed the vacant lot into farmland. John said. “So

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

If Taylor, Graham, and the neighboring farmers can create a resilient, Black-led agricultural community as the planet burns , biodiversity plummets , and the larger food system continues to become increasingly industrialized and commodified, they will have charted a course for others to follow. At the same time, she’s transitioning the D.C.

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