Cities may not compost your dog poop yet, but you can start now.
Unsubscribe? FarmTok Worries About a TikTok Ban
With a ban on TikTok looming, many farmers, ranchers and producers are worried about how they’ll continue to connect with audiences.
Soil erosion and climate change are just some of farming’s most pressing issues. Using familiar (or not-so-familiar) native plants as food crops is one solution.
$9 Butter? Canadian Redditors Say No Thank You
Subscribers to a Reddit thread organized a national boycott of grocery mega-chain Loblaws that grew into a community movement to promote farmer’s markets and local food.
Nature Can’t Run Without Parasites. What Happens When They Start to Disappear?
For centuries, people have thought of parasites as nature’s villains. They often infect people and livestock. In fact, parasites are by definition bad for their hosts, but today, more scientists are starting to think about parasites as forces for good.
They Once Worked in Factory Farming. Not Anymore.
Factory farming is exploitative of farmers. Here’s how some producers have transitioned out of contract farming with the help of organizations that can provide a lifeline.
This is part two in a series about the organizations that support producers transitioning out of factory farming and the farmers who make the leap.
The American Climate Corps Will Put Climate Change Fighters to Work
A new US program will put early career applicants into the field with jobs such as building better food systems, protecting public lands, addressing environmental injustice and more.
Are Flooded Fields and Orchards the Answer to California’s Groundwater Shortage?
Some growers in California believe that harvesting and storing surface water deep underground could be one solution to the state’s water woes.
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