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Farm-to-Table Doesn’t Always Mean Farm-to-Glass

Why restaurants serving local fare may think globally when it comes to their drink menu.

by Kathleen Willcox· September 13, 2023
Hands holding textile made from kombucha SCOBY.
Consumption

Does the Future of Textiles Include Fermented Fashion?

Researchers and entrepreneurs consider kombucha and fermented biopolymers as a sustainable source material for clothing, car interiors and more.

by Lena Beck· September 12, 2023
Farm

This Farmworker Collective is Organizing For ‘Milk With Dignity’ and More

Migrant Justice, a Vermont-based, farmworker-led organization, is pushing for fair wages for the workers that underpin the US dairy industry.

by Mickal Aranha· September 11, 2023
Farm

Seattle’s Black Farmers Collective Nurtures Communities and Crops

At Small Axe Farm, producers learn how to tend vegetables and grow their businesses.

by Syris Valentine, High Country News· September 8, 2023
Farm

In Fire-Stricken Maui, Sustainable Land Management Is Key

As the smoke clears from Maui’s deadly wildfires, experts point to productive agricultural land as a hedge against future disasters in Hawaii.

by Naoki Nitta· September 7, 2023
Consumption

The Farmers Market, Delivered

In the Midwest, a growing service brings local food to your doorstep, fortifying community farms in the process.

by Lena Beck· September 5, 2023
Farm

The Goldilocks Zone Needed to Keep Strawberry Fields Forever

As the effects of climate change become more pronounced, growers and researchers across North America are racing to keep field strawberries alive and well. Will their efforts be enough to keep consumers supplied with strawberries in the future?

by Jennifer Cole· September 4, 2023
Farm

Are We Backing the Wrong Bee?

Public awareness of the plight of the European honey bee overlooks thousands of native bees and their contributions to pollination.

by Elizabeth Hilborn· September 1, 2023
Farm

‘A Silent Killer’: How Saltwater Intrusion is Overtaking Coastal Farmland in the US 

As hurricanes get stronger, storm surges are bringing saltwater to farmland—and leaving salt there once waters evaporate. 

by Peggy Chen· August 31, 2023
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