Yes! Magazine
14 January 2021
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San José de Apartadó, Colombia
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 collectively owned plots to sell to global markets. While villagers still experience violence, the earnings from their crops goes into a collective pot and the community decides together how to distribute the funds. “To them, this is actually a very profound act of transcending traditional capitalist society models and building something together,” says an anthropologist who has studied the community.
http://ensia.com/notable/new-study-finds-recycled-phosphorus-could-fertilize-100-percent-of-u-s-corn
Andrew Urevig
Ensia
15 January 2016
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Looking at what recycled phosphorus could do for corn in the United States, the country’s number one crop, a study found that we’d need just 37 percent of available recyclable domestic phosphorus to fertilize all of the corn in the country.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/01/436292784/denmark-might-be-winning-the-global-race-to-prevent-food-waste
Sidsel Overgaard
NPR
1 September 2015
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To decrease the nation's food waste, activists in Denmark showed the people that it was safe to buy and consume items that were very recently expired. From live demonstrations where celebrity chef features expired items in the entrees to reducing prices for out-of-date items, "Danes now throw away 25 percent less food than they did five years ago."
http://nationswell.com/silvopasture-practiced-by-1-percent-farms
Chris Peak
NationSwell
19 October 2015
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture assists farms which follow the sustainable farming style, Silvopasture, but few farmers take advantage of the program. ForeverView Farms in Vermont is advising policy groups about ways they can boost this type of farming.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2015/nov/03/obese-soda-sugar-tax-mexico
Tina Rosenberg
The Guardian
3 November 2015
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El Poder del Consumidor is an organization fighting Coca-Cola's power over health care decisions in Mexico. The organization tried many tactics but only found success after finding friends with enough money to compete with the beverage industry giants.
http://ensia.com/features/if-everybody-hates-wasting-food-why-do-we-do-it-and-how-can-we-stop
Mary Hoff
Ensia
29 October 2015
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Most people are unaware of how much food they waste. Food waste campaigns across the world are using creative marketing to raise awareness and encourage behavior change.
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/for_us_tribes_a_movement_to_revive_native_foods_and_lands/2915
Cheryl Katz
Yale Environment 360
28 September 2015
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Property rights, circumscribed jurisdictions, and conflicts with neighbors exacerbate Native American efforts to restore tribal land and resources. Some tribes have found success by tapping into a trend of support from the government and conservationists.
http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/four-ways-mexico-indigenous-farmers-agriculture-of-the-future-20150810
Leah Penniman
Yes! Magazine
10 August 2015
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With a global food crisis, farmers look for how to get long-term high yields out of difficult farmland. In Oaxaca, Mexico, farmers farm like a forest, eat low on the food chain, restore damaged land, and have reverence for the planet.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/06/13/191427746/nudging-detroit-program-doubles-food-stamp-bucks-in-grocery-stores
Eliza Barclay
NPR
14 June 2013
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Organizations in Detroit are piloting a program to apply food stamp credits in grocery stores towards the purchase of nutritious produce, in order to increase access to healthy items. The initiative can also help the local economy prosper through increased promotion of locally grown produce.
http://nextcity.org/features/view/how-the-local-food-economy-is-challenging-big-food
Tracie McMillan
Next City
14 April 2014
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In an agricultural system designed for big-industrial growers, many farmers struggle to bridge the relationship between their produce and consumers, as well as strengthening local economies. The food hub is a collection of buildings that process and distribute the sale of local food. Eastern Market in Detroit is an example of a food hub that makes local produce accessible to low-income neighborhoods.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/time-to-revisit-food-deserts
David Bornstein
The New York Times
25 April 2012
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The 'food desert' term is a hot buzzword that suggests lack of access. Research on obesity and food availability in poor areas suggests that access must be considered, but only alongside additional factors like price, taste and education.
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