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Syntropic Agriculture Boosts Soil Vitality Using the Wisdom of the Forest

It’s almost 8 a.m. on a Monday morning in San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, and in spite... (more)

Lauren Rothman
In Oregon, a Microchip Gold Rush Could Pave Over Long-Protected Farmland

This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. Beyond... (more)

Max Graham, Grist
April 14, 2023
For US Maple Syrup Producers, Climate Change and Competition Threaten a Way...

“Sap season is over,” John Hall declared on March 4, 2023. At Maple Breeze Farm... (more)

Elena Valeriote
April 11, 2023
New Rankings Score Chocolate Companies on Environmental and Labor Issues

What goes into your favorite chocolate bar? Sugar, cocoa, caramel…and potentially, a host of environmental... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 3, 2023
Meet the Modern Majorcan Grafter Spreading Biodiversity

Pere Sureda describes himself as a “spreader of biodiversity.” As a grafter, his technical knowledge... (more)

Angeles Rodenas
March 23, 2023
Squeezing the Most Out of California’s Water Supply

On a recent market day at the San Francisco Ferry Building, Tory and Rebecca Torosian... (more)

Naoki Nitta
March 21, 2023
Insects are Vanishing Worldwide. Now it’s Making it Harder to Grow Food.

Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there... (more)

Stuart Reynolds, The Conversation
March 2, 2023
Meet the Modern Graziers Who Broke Into Regenerative Agriculture, No Farmland Required

When James Allen and his wife, Katie, started Heritage Graziers in the summer of 2015,... (more)

Callie Radke Stevens
February 27, 2023
It’s Possible to Reduce Fertilizer Emissions by 80 Percent Before 2050

Fertilizer. It’s a major contributor of greenhouse gases, accounting for roughly two percent of global... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
February 22, 2023
Abandoned Farm Fields Take Decades to Recover Biodiversity—If They Can At All

How much does agriculture impact our environment? A new study, published in the Journal of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
February 8, 2023
California Farms and Farmworkers Attempt to Recover From Record Floods

For Manuel, an orchard worker in California, this should normally be a busy time of... (more)

Naoki Nitta
January 24, 2023