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  • The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America's Small Farms

    October 03, 2018 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Throughout the United States, farmer co-ops are gaining popularity as a means to share work and resources with fellow small farms with the goal of keeping rural communities alive. Although this model can look slightly different depending on the region and can create limitations, overall, many believe this approach may create a more resilient farming practice.

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  • Women Get a Voice in Conventional Agriculture

    October 02, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Jordan, Montana

    Because women make up a smaller percentage of farmers in America as compared to men in the field, their work and contributions to the industry are often overlooked. HarvestHER, a social media-based platform established by a small-town Montana farmer, aims to alleviate the stress of working in a men-dominant field by giving women a voice in the community.

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  • A Safe Place to Grow

    September 27, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Sankofa Community Farm High School Internship Program in Philadelphia supports 25 students each summer (and 12 during the school year) by teaching them how to farm, bringing these skills back to their communities, and connecting them to college opportunities. The internship program is just one part of Bartram Garden’s network of programs that teach about African heritage and food justice. Through these programs, Bartram distributes over 15,000 pounds of food and teaches over 10,000 students each year - all while keeping the local produce affordable to the surrounding areas.

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  • Arizona's malt house saves water and helps local brewers

    September 19, 2018 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Camp Verde, Arizona

    Swapping out water-intensive crops for barley alleviates demand on rivers like the Salt and Verde, which supply Phoenix, Arizona. A collaboration between the Nature Conservancy, an environmental nonprofit, and farmers in the Verde Valley helped to save millions of gallons of water by encouraging the farmers to plant barley instead of corn. The farmers can sell their barley crop to a newly established malt house, Sinagua Malt. The malt house operates with the help of the Nature Conservancy, which has invested in the project.

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  • Rooftop farming: why vertical gardening is blooming in Kampala

    September 19, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    As the population of urban areas in Uganda grows, many farmers are finding that they are running out of space to cultivate successful business in agriculture. One solution that has surfaced has been to build up instead of out.

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  • How to win the war against armyworm without pesticides

    September 18, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    For years, farmers in Nairobi were at the mercy of weeds and then armyworms that both destroyed large amounts of cropland that was dedicated to growing maize. Researchers from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, however, became adamant about finding a solution and eventually found very specific types of grasses that when planted intercropped, not only kept the worm away, but also helped improve the viability of the soil.

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  • Farmers turn to millets as a climate-smart crop

    September 17, 2018 |

    India Climate Dialogue |

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    Response Location: India, Dharwad, Karnataka

    In the arid Karnataka region of India, millet is largely replacing rice as a staple crop. Not only does this drought-resistant grain require far less water and pesticide, but it's also highly nutritious. Perceptions are also beginning to change. What was once viewed as subpar food is starting to look like a winner in an increasingly thirsty world.

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  • Moving Meat

    September 12, 2018 |

    Urban Omnibus |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Eagle Bridge, a small-scale Hudson Valley slaughterhouse, works to bring non-feedlot, regional meats to New York City. While demand for sustainable meat products is growing, competition with national feedlot operations has made setting up distribution systems a challenge.

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  • Maize harvest to hit 46m bags, says Agriculture CS Kiunjuri

    September 12, 2018 |

    Nation Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    Kenya is seeing a bumper harvest in maize thanks to good weather this season, but also the government has been campaigning to get more farmers to grow maize and it also gave them subsidized fertilizer. It’s part of an effort to bolster food security in the African nation, which still has some 10 million people facing food insecurity. USAID is committing to intensifying assistance to the country from the United States to help it build more stability in its food supply.

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  • Democratizing Food

    September 11, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Haile Johnston and Tatiana Garcia Granados both grew up in homes where gardening, farming, and access to fresh produce were important. When they found out how much middlemen distributors in America profit from selling produce at the expense of farmers, they started the Common Market. As a non-profit wholesale distributor, the Common Market makes fresh, local produce accessible to large institutions as well as individuals. Their work has supported over 1000 farmers.

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