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Farmworkers have long faced particular inequities during periods of illness and turmoil. Honoré Bonet recorded...
A big part of being a farmer is coming up with new ideas to respond to the conditions on your land. And particularly good ideas are worth sharing. But for small-scale and subsistence farmers in the global south, a lack of resources makes it hard to coordinate, organize and share their hard-won innovations with one another. Now, a new project from nonprofit organization A Growing Culture aims to change that by making it easier for small-scale farmers to document their innovations and help spread their good ideas.
Margarett Waterbury
Nov 20
It is a cold, windy morning in February. Before braving the icy commute, you blend up a bright, fresh breakfast smoothie: some pineapple, some kale, a little ginger, a few leaves of basil and maybe even a slice or two of a jalapeño to warm things up.
Margarett Waterbury
Nov 21
Why help veterans become farmers? First and foremost, they are needed. The number of farmers in America is going down, and their average age is going up. Returning veterans often struggle to find meaningful work, and farming represents an opportunity to use their considerable skills to accomplish a new kind of mission: feeding a hungry, growing world.
Margarett Waterbury
Oct 12
Oregon Tilth and the Xerces Society have created Bee Better, a new certification designed to encourage a pollinator-friendly approach to agriculture and meet consumer demand for increased transparency and environmental responsibility from food producers.
Margarett Waterbury
Apr 13
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