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14 January 2021
San José de Apartadó, Colombia
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Plagued by an internal war, a group of villages in Colombia created a “Peace Community,” declaring themselves neutral in the conflict and focusing their efforts on cultivating the 150 hectares of cacao trees in collec...
12 January 2021
Na Doi, Thailand
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800-1500 Words
By setting aside an area of the Ngao River to be off limits for fishing, several villages in Thailand have seen a revitalization of large barb and carp in their waters. Compared to non-protected stretches of the river...
7 January 2021
Ghana
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Under 800 Words
With more than 200 communities along the Ghana coast relying on small-scale fishing, a new app called DASE seeks to hold industrial trawlers accountable for illegally fishing in their seas. The app allows people to ta...
19 December 2020
West Oakland, California, United States
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800-1500 Words
Black-led coops are providing crucial access to grocery stores in food deserts like West Oakland, California. The Mandela Grocery Cooperative has used the worker co-op business model to create a connection with the co...
17 December 2020
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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800-1500 Words
Instead of simply handing out its federal CARES funding to food banks, the city of Phoenix used the cash to produce meals by connecting hard-hit farmers with struggling restaurants. Meals were provided free of cost to...
Honolulu Civil Beat
Allan Parachini
4 December 2020
Moloaa, Hawaii, United States
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800-1500 Words
Food hub projects are gaining momentum in Hawaii as a means to connect farmers with customers. The projects go against the narrative that produce should be sold to big-box supermarkets, and instead focuses on "allowin...
Middlebury Magazine
Jessie Raymond
3 December 2020
Vermont, United States
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1500-3000 Words
When the coronavirus pandemic forced a restaurant in Vermont to close its doors and lay off hundreds of employees, the owner worked with investors to shift his business model so that he could provide meals for those n...
26 November 2020
Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
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1500-3000 Words
In the face of climate change, the nonprofit SABALA is working with nearly 2,000 women farmers in India to participate in millet farming, which can also strengthen community food security and empower women. Using trad...
26 November 2020
Quapaw, Oklahoma, United States
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1500-3000 Words
The Quapaw tribe runs the Downstream Casino Resort in Oklahoma where they apply combine Indigenous food and farming knowledge with modern hotel operations. They have seven greenhouses and two gardens with 20 varieties...
24 November 2020
Fidalgo Island, Washington, United States
Multi-Media
1500-3000 Words
The Swinomish tribe in Washington state is combining traditional knowledge and science to combat the effects of climate change and improve the health of its land, water, and people. In recent years, their salmon harve...
24 November 2020
Yakima, Washington, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A no-cost meal program allows high-poverty schools to offer all enrolled students free lunch, which consequently addresses child nutrition problems and meal debt. The program, however, has pivoted and expanded during ...
24 November 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Life Do Grow Farm in Philadelphia, run by the nonprofit Urban Creators, is a two-acre plot that yields food needed to feed the community who might not be able to make ends meet. Since June, the farm has distribute...
24 November 2020
Denver, Colorado, United States
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800-1500 Words
Nigerian Dwarf goats can be a viable livestock option for people who want to engage in urban farming. Cities across the United States — like Phoenix, Austin, Pittsburgh, and San Diego — are making it easier to keep go...
South Dakota News Watch
Mark Andersen
24 November 2020
South Dakota, United States
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1500-3000 Words
A band of farmers in South Dakota are reviving “heritage turkeys,” an ancient breed of turkeys that went nearly extinct in the 1990s. There can be a learning curve and upfront costs when working with heritage turkeys,...
23 November 2020
United Kingdom
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800-1500 Words
The pandemic has highlighted the issue of child poverty in England leading to public indignation and the reversal of a government policy that sought to end free meals for children during summer vacation. Professional ...
17 November 2020
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Seattle’s urban agriculture community saw a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. BIPOC-led urban farms — like YES Farm and Black Star Farmers — had an increase in volunteers and people wa...
12 November 2020
Mississippi, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Across Mississippi and Georgia, mutual aid groups have formed and existing groups have expanded to address increased racial inequities in the health care system during the coronavirus pandemic. Several of the groups a...
9 November 2020
McAllen, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
School districts in the Rio Grande area of Texas are turning to alternatives to deliver meals to students who are remote-learning. Programs like school curbside pick-up, and meals on wheels, where a bus loaded has des...
9 November 2020
Amarillo, Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
An estimated one-in-three students in the Texas Panhandle is experiencing food insecurity. In Amarillo, Texas, a local food bank, and two school districts are feeding students. “Between Amarillo and Canyon school dist...
6 November 2020
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
Two urban farmers launched a GoFundMe and raised $55,000 to help provide land security to Black farmers in Detroit. Through the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund, they will select applicants to grow crops for five years ...
5 November 2020
Richmond, California, United States
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Under 800 Words
Urban Tilth, an urban farm in California, is providing food directly to communities in need and upending the traditional food supply chain so they can help people access healthy and sustainably-grown food. They have b...
Transitions Online
Tomas Nidr
3 November 2020
Chile
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1500-3000 Words
To fight obesity concerns, a law in Chile is now requiring that foods high in sugar, have a high content of saturated fats, are high in sodium, or high in calories carry a label (or labels) to help inform consumers of...
21 October 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Under 800 Words
A community-based seafood program called Fiishadelphia is the first community supported fishery run by high-school students in the city. They offer locally harvested and affordable seafood to a diverse customer base w...
16 October 2020
Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States
Radio
5-15 Minutes
In a rural town in Wisconsin, a pilot project that hinges on micro-agriculture is bringing fresh produce to residents who do not have easy access to healthy, affordable food. The project, which has now partnered with ...
13 October 2020
Tamil Nadu, India
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Under 800 Words
A grassroots organization in Tamil Nadu, India has helped women farmers throughout the region to create "small informal farming groups" so that they can collectively lease land for their agriculture businesses. This c...
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