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  • This Kansas farmer fought a government program to keep his farm sustainable

    December 05, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas

    Regenerative farming practices such as cover crops can be environmentally friendly and financially profitable. But federal crop insurance rules and certain characteristics of the agriculture industry have prevented farmers from employing these techniques fully. However, one farmer, Gail Fuller, has been working to broaden access to such techniques.

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  • Kenya's Women Farmers Get Business Boost From Weather Texts

    November 23, 2016 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Makueni

    When unexpected weather patterns began affecting crops in Kenya, the Government of the Makueni region provided a group of local leaders with weather information, through text messages, to distribute to the community to assist in food crop planning.

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  • "Restoration Economy" Strives to Protect Pollinators, Create Jobs

    November 21, 2016 |

    Scientific American |

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    Response Location: United States, Patagonia, Arizona

    Threatened wildlife co-exists with poverty stricken communities who inhabit the Arizona-Mexico border region. Borderlands Restoration's conservation scientists are hoping to alleviate poverty while repairing the local environment by providing jobs that help preserve and renew the environment.

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  • Economics And Cannabis In Rural New Mexico

    November 18, 2016 |

    KNME-PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, New Mexico

    In this episode of New Mexico in Focus, we examine the economic impact of medical cannabis in rural communities in our latest report for Small Towns, Big Change. Producer Sarah Gustavus also looks at the potential impact of legalizing recreational marijuana in New Mexico.

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  • America's First All-Renewable-Energy City

    November 17, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Burlington, Vermont

    Burlington, Vermont counts itself as America's first all-renewable city, satisfying its energy needs through a combination of sustainably harvested pine and timber wood chips, hydroelectricity, four wind turbines, and a solar panel array near the local airport. Aside from the environmental benefit of renewable energy, the city has seen other benefits in the form of cheaper energy costs and healthy, locally-grown food.

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  • The fate of rural food and farms

    November 15, 2016 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    A number of problems continue to challenge rural agriculture in the western United States. These include connecting people who grow the food with the people that need to eat the food, food waste worsening greenhouse gas emissions, and decreasing numbers of new farmers that take up the practice of agriculture. Different initiatives, such as those presented by Reunity Resources and the National Young Farmers Coalition, encourage collaboration to make sustainable food sources for the poor and for the future of farming.

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  • Donkeys Are Finally Getting More Respect

    November 07, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Ethiopia

    Ethiopia has the largest population of donkeys which are used to move people, food, wood and water. Despite their being necessary for survival, most Ethiopians neglected and abused their donkeys. The Donkey Sanctuary teaches people how to take care for their animals, increasing the usefulness of the animal for Ethiopians.

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  • Ethical arguments won't end factory farming. Technology might.

    October 11, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Bruce Friedrich, the Executive Director of The Good Food Institute in Washington, DC, thinks that we're wasting resources raising animals for food products. He thinks the answer is creating a product that doesn't replace meat, but rather competes with it.

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  • Germany has a different approach, better results

    October 10, 2016 |

    WNYC |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

    In the United States, minors are often tried and sentenced as adults, leading to traumatizing circumstances and high recidivism. In Germany, minors cannot be tried as adults and are put in prisons that double as farms, aiming to mirror the outside world.

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  • How Hybrid Seeds Could Help The Mountain Gorillas Of Congo

    September 27, 2016 |

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    Response Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

    As a response to a growing population, farmers have begun encroaching into Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to expand their crop yield. This creates a problem for the endangered great apes that live there, however, as it depletes their food, water and shelter resources. One non-profit is trying to change this landscape by improving farming practices with new seed varieties.

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