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Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

Kevine Omollo

March 10, 2023 |

Lake Region Bulletin |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Kisumu

Farmers in Kisumu, Kenya, are restoring the health of their soil by using compost as manure instead of chemical fertilizers. To make the compost, food scraps and other waste are placed in a bin with earthworms and water. The worms break down the organic material and deposit their own waste that is full of nutrients.

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Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

Kavitha Yarlagadda

March 10, 2023 |

Women's Media Center |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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In Vertical Farming, the Sky's the Limit

Sue Williams

March 01, 2023 |

The Story Exchange |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Vertical Harvest is a vertical farm in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, growing crops in a controlled, indoor environment to provide fresher produce for the community.

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A step beyond organic: Two Nebraska farms embrace biodynamic agriculture

Ellie Kuckelman

February 26, 2023 |

Nebraska News Service |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Nebraska

As farmers look to grow high-quality produce, improve ecosystem health, and reduce their carbon footprint, a growing number of farms are meeting the biodynamic agriculture certification standards in the United States. To achieve this, the farm must meet the organic requirements, dedicate 10% of the land as a reserve, generate its own fertilizer, and use biodynamic preparations.

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The Edges Matter: Hedgerows Are Bringing Life Back to Farms

Anne Marshall-Chalmers

February 14, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Planting hedgerows as boundaries between, or around, crops can help farmers manage pests, boost pollination, and improve carbon sequestration in the soil around them.

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Could This Mobile, Solar-Powered Livestock Barn Reshape the Corn Belt?

Twilight Greenaway

February 13, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Iowa

Farmers in Iowa created mobile barns and use a stock cropping method of raising livestock between rows of cash crops on a yearly rotation. This new equipment and growing method reduce water pollution and improve soil health because the animals leave behind just enough nutrients to fertilize the crops the following season.

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Sustainable fish farming & agroecology buoy Kenyan communities

David Njagi

February 08, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Gatunga

Small-scale, onshore fishing allows local farmers to increase their income, as well as their food security. Onshore fishing is also a more environmentally friendly practice as it doesn’t require the use of harmful chemicals, like synthetic fertilizers. So far nine counties have adopted the practice, with about 300 fish farmers in the Gatunga region of central Kenya alone.

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Healthy soil can be a climate change solution

Caleigh Wells

February 02, 2023 |

KCRW |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Fillmore, California

Regenerative agriculture is slowly spreading across the farming world as a way to improve soil health and combat climate change. The practice is made up of several different methods, like cover cropping and planting a wide range of crops, that make the soil better at capturing carbon while producing quality foods without fertilizers.

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Some Regenerative Farms Are Weathering California's Unprecedented Rainfall

Ryan Peterson

January 13, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Farmers in California practicing regenerative organic agriculture are weathering the heavy rainfall better than their peers because regenerative practices improve soil health allowing more water to infiltrate and stay in the soil.

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Can This Beef Cooperative Become ‘the West's Largest Climate-Smart Ranching Program'?

Caroline Tracey

January 10, 2023 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Oregon

The Country Beef Natural cooperative partners ranchers with scientists to help them learn about the best regenerative practices for the land their herds graze on and monitor whether new practices are improving the health of the land.

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