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Our Best Food Justice Stories of 2023

Civil Eats

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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Urban Farms are a Lifeline for Food-Insecure Residents. Will New Jersey Finally Make Them Permanent?

Modern Farmer

Some are even ready to harvest. 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.

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A Brief History of Discrimination against Black Farmers—Including by the USDA

The Equation

The failure of this act likely played a role in paving the way for sharecropping and tenant farming. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, another opportunity for land ownership was presented through sharecropping and tenant farming. This was yet another exploitative system that only benefited wealthy White farmers.

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Transforming the Delta

Food Environment and Reporting Network

Only the rice becomes food for humans. Meanwhile, the Delta itself is a food desert. Food insecurity is rampant. food system more resilient. In 1944, International Harvester tested the first mechanical cotton picker on a plantation just south of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Grocery stores are scarce.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

Isaiah White harvests kale at his familys fifth-generation farm in Warren County, where the U.S. And he serves as chair of the board of the Eva Clayton Rural Food Institute, founded in January 2023 to help deliver healthy food to communities in rural North Carolina. As director of farmer inclusion, his job is to distribute $1.7

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Healing From the Past to Grow for the Future

Wisconsin Farmers Union

While Martice and Amy enjoy selling at farmers markets, their true passion is growing food for people in need in their community. In 2023 and 2024, Martice and Amy received contracts through the Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI LFPA) Program to grow food for food access organizations. It’s canned stuff.

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A Brief History of Discrimination against Black Farmers—Including by the USDA

The Equation

The failure of this act likely played a role in paving the way for sharecropping and tenant farming. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, another opportunity for land ownership was presented through sharecropping and tenant farming. This was yet another exploitative system that only benefited wealthy White farmers.