For Urban Farmers, Community Organizing Can Be Key to Easing Zoning Constraints
Zoning laws can often be barriers for new farmers, but cities and towns are slowly making it easier to farm in residential areas.
Community Organizations Turn to Gleaning to Redistribute Local Produce
In light of massive food insecurity, local organizations are looking to solve the problem through neighborhood gleaning.
Meet the Dumpster-Diving Chef Who Turns Food Waste Into Jam
A dumpster dive led to the innovation of a non-profit organization that distributes what would otherwise have been food waste and gives it new life in marmalades and sauces.
Meet the Refugee Homesteaders Cultivating Backyards for Food Justice
Drinking Gourd Farms helps people start their own homesteads and experience food freedom.
Meet the Indigenous Engineer Upcycling Tequila Waste into Sustainable Housing
Martha Jimenez Cardoso is using byproducts from tequila distillation to put a sustainable twist on traditional adobe.
Meet the Hawai’i Farmer Turning Island Waste into a Composting Community
In South Kona, Emiko Chantal Chung wants to create a relationship-rich ecosystem to feed local families and transform waste management, starting with her beloved worms.
Payment for the Past: Recognizing Indigenous Seed Stewardship
Indigenous royalties acknowledge the past, but they are complicated to implement.
Who Will Take Over the Family Farm? We Want to Hear From You
Whether you’re planning for succession or looking to inherit the family farm, we want to hear your story.
Record-Breaking Egg Profits Prompt Accusation of Price Gouging
A farmer-advocacy organization says record-breaking increases in the price of eggs isn’t being caused by inflation or avian flu, as claimed by egg companies, but by price collusion among the nation’s top egg producers.
