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

Civil Eats

The farm is not a nonprofit organization, so Schreiner depends largely on small one-off grants, crowdfunding, and limited wholesale revenue to finance Sakari’s many efforts—all of which center on traditional ecological knowledge. Sakari Farms offers a program that teaches youth how to grow and harvest traditional foods.

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The Top 10 Careers in Agriculture

Farmbrite

Their primary function is to manage the finances, make sure all equipment is working properly, hire and fire employees and oversee marketing and sales. Agricultural engineers must be skilled in soil science, physics and chemistry as well as computer modeling techniques.

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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.