Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The governor of North Carolina had authorized the dumping of the soil, contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which had been linked to cancer, in the rural county. In the rural Hecks Grove communityless than a mile from where Robert E. He grows organic vegetables and industrial hemp, as well as wheat, soybeans, and corn.

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Plantation Farming Farming Acre 144

Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Through this film, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) advocates for increased investment in rural communities who are under constant threat from the climate crisis. As Reichl travels the United States, moving from fine dining rooms to rural farmlands, she unveils a series of riveting narratives.

Food 131

Food Agriculture Agriculture Farming 131

The Lunatic Farmer

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A shaky economy, crime-ridden cities, fragile supply chains, empty supermarket shelves, increasingly invasive government regulations, dysfunctional mental health, kids addicted to social media—all these things make thinking people want to disentangle from the system. Many have zero rural experience, connections, or history.

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Ruralism Livestock Supply Chain Meadow 100

Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

No longer did she speak about saving the environment or using fewer chemicals: Now, she said, “We want to start a revolution in the agri-supply chain.” Plantix began its journey as an idea in the heads of people who recognized the problems with industrialized agriculture and explored ambitious ways of solving them.

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Pesticide Agriculture Agriculture Crop 74

Food Tank

JULY 30, 2024

It finds that territorial markets can help build food security and resilience across the globe in a system corrupted by corporate-controlled supply chains. Territorial markets offer an alternative to corporate-controlled supply chains and an avenue to a resilient global food system, the report states.

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Marketing Food Supply Chain Ecology 129

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Throughout, carbon-footprint bar charts show the multiple emission sources for each food, conveying the impact of an entire supply chain at a glance. Furthermore, she examines the roots of regenerative agriculture and the many contributions made by members of marginalized groups. The book goes beyond the problems, too.

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Food Farming Farming Agriculture 132

Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 31, 2023

Foroohar argues, “…you’ve got this system, where these globalised, very highly ‘efficient’ supply chains are enriching Wall Street but starving Main Street and driving small farmers out of business.” Alcarràs is an emotional and empathetic portrayal of the challenges facing fruit-farming families in rural Spain.

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Food Farming Farming Ranching 52