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Could Seaweed Help Slow Climate Change?

Greg Bledsoe

October 26, 2022 |

NBCLX |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, California

A type of red seaweed can be added to cows' diets to reduce the methane they emit.

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Bees in the D

Cassidy Hough

October 25, 2022 |

The Food Fix |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The nonprofit Bees in the D maintains 220 beehives at schools, businesses, and other nonprofits it partners with across Detroit. They are bringing bees back to the city to pollinate urban gardens and support the local ecosystem.

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'Tiny Farms' Bring Agriculture Jobs to the Work-Life Balance Generation

Klaus Sieg

October 20, 2022 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Germany

Tiny Farms is making agriculture more accessible to people in Germany by allowing those interested in part-time farming to rent land for micro-farms that supply food locally. The company also gives farmers access to training, cultivation programs, seeds, and takes care of transport and organic certification.

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Gluten-free and insect-friendly: buckwheat returns to Dutch farms

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

October 14, 2022 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Netherlands

Farmers in the Netherlands are re-establishing buckwheat farming to promote biodiversity and support pollinators.

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A Jordanian Collective Works Toward Food Sovereignty Through Urban Farming

Shefa'a Qudah

October 11, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Jordan, Amman

The Al Barakeh Wheat Project is working to regain food sovereignty through urban wheat farming in Amman, Jordan, by partnering farmers with families to teach them how to grow and harvest wheat.

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Record Heat Waves And Droughts Can't Dry Up This Native Garden In Phoenix

Gabriel Pietrorazio

October 10, 2022 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

To tend their urban garden in extreme heat, the healthcare clinic Native Health of Phoenix partners with two nonprofits, Keep Phoenix Beautiful and the Salt River Project, to use flood irrigation techniques built on Huhugam agricultural practices and canals. Every other week during the hottest months 1,600 gallons of water flow through the garden and drain out.

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Rwanda: free livestock vaccination aids control of rift valley fever in Nyagatare

Francine Andrew

October 06, 2022 |

AnFezaA |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

To help stem the spread of Rift Valley Fever among livestock, the Rwandan government launched a free vaccination campaign that leveraged private veterinarians to administer the inoculations. More than 275,000 animals were vaccinated against the disease.

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Human urine turned into ‘gold' to boost agricultural productivity in Rwanda

Aimable Twahirwa

October 05, 2022 |

Rwanda Dispatch |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda

Fertilizer produced from human urine is a more affordable option for Rwandan farmers and is better for the soil than chemical-based fertilizers. Though it was initially produced to improve fertilizer affordability, it has also become a source of income for those who sell their urine to the producers.

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Reshaping the Corn Belt: Ohio farmers are changing how they farm to be more climate-friendly

Alejandro Figueroa

October 03, 2022 |

WVXU Radio |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Ohio

Farmers in Ohio are implementing regenerative farming practices like growing pollinator plots and cover crops for improved soil health, increased yield, and economic benefits.

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These Colorado programs are helping beginning farmers overcome huge challenges

Moe Clark

September 26, 2022 |

The Colorado Sun |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The National Young Farmers Coalition works to remove barriers for the next generation of farmers by providing training and educational opportunities and increased access to necessary resources like land and water. The organization also strives to provide more farm training programs to underrepresented groups like indigenous people, women, immigrants, and people of color.

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