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Meet the 97-Year-Old Salt-Harvesting Matriarch
She taught her family the traditional ways of harvesting salt, and today, they still harvest completely by hand. An eco-tourism model helps this family keep going.
How to Be a Food Policy Advocate in Your Community
Food policy experts offer simple steps that anyone can take to create positive change.
This is the Year to Eat More Upcycled Foods
As consumer interest in climate-friendly consumption grows, “upcycled” products—made from food that otherwise wouldn’t be utilized—are gaining steam, with an official certification and more.
Meet the Virginia Retirees Making Sweet and Smoky Syrup from Fallen Bark
Joyce and Travis Miller are two of just a handful of hickory syrup producers in the world today.
Meet the Flavor-Focused Farmers Cultivating More Than a Thousand Crops
For Zaid and Haifa Kurdieh of Norwich Meadows Farm, crop diversity guides what grows.
For Ramps, A Sustainable Future Depends On Leaving The Bulb Behind
Ramps, a kind of wild onion, are foraged from forest floors. But amid growing popularity, there’s a right way and a wrong way to harvest.
Italy’s Ban on Cultured Meat Raises Questions About Innovation Versus Tradition
Although the potential of cellular agriculture remains largely unfulfilled, Italy has moved to preemptively ban cultured meat products in a bid to preserve its cultural heritage.
For US Maple Syrup Producers, Climate Change and Competition Threaten a Way of Life
As sap season grows shorter and warmer, New England’s sugarmakers are grappling with the implications for the region’s industry and identity.
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