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In Oaxaca, a State Fair That Celebrates Native Crops’ Rich Legacy

Modern Farmer

The aim of the fair is to strengthen and maintain the biodiversity of the region’s gardens, milpas , coffee plantations and cacao plantations,” said Martínez in an interview a few days after the most recent edition of the fair, which he helped fundraise.

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Changing How We Farm Might Protect Wild Mammals—and Fight Climate Change

Civil Eats

We found that when these natural elements were included in croplands, and also for forest plantations, that species abundance and species richness can be similar. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service promote sustainable agriculture practices benefitting both rural communities and wildlife.

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The Historical Exploitation of Agricultural and Food Workers Needs to Stop

The Equation

million agricultural workers working on US farms and ranches encounter a variety of hazards, from pesticide exposure to extreme heat. Though the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery, Black Americans continued to face economic duress and violence to maintain the plantation-style economic system.

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Our Summer 2024 Food and Farming Book Guide

Civil Eats

Rebel Ventures puts youth at the center of innovating nutritious, enjoyable meals for Philadelphia students, while the Yum Yum Bus , the brainchild of school nutrition workers, ensures that all children who need summer meals get them in rural North Carolina. Meanwhile, in the U.S., We no longer trembled with fear.

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These State Lawmakers Are Collaborating on Policies that Support Regenerative Agriculture

Civil Eats

On a crisp weekend this past fall, 30 state legislators from across the nation descended on TomKat Ranch , an 1,800-acre ranch focused on regenerative agriculture in Pescadero, California, an hour south of San Francisco. We are rural, urban, and suburban,” she said. We are female; we are male.