This Immersive Farm Apprenticeship is Training the Next Generation of Farmers
The Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund is helping shape a sustainable food system by offering rare immersive apprenticeships and support to prospective farmers.
Ten Tips to Improve Your Garden Next Season
A myriad of factors can determine what succeeds and what fails in your garden. The good news is that there are a lot of simple changes we can make to turn those failures into your best crop yet.
Faces of the Farm Bill: Umi Jenkins
Through this as-told-to conversation, Umi Jenkins, from the Mississippi Farm to School Network, explains how the impending Farm Bill has affected her community in the past, what she hopes it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short.
Faces of the Farm Bill: Choctaw Tribal Members
Through these as-told-to conversations, Choctaw Tribal Members working in food justice in Mississippi explain how the impending Farm Bill has affected their community in the past, what they hope it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short.
Faces of the Farm Bill: Ya-Sin Shabazz
Through this as-told-to conversation, Ya-Sin Shabazz from the Gulf Coast Sustainable Growers Alliance in Mississippi, explains how the impending Farm Bill has affected his community in the past, what he hopes it will bring in the future, and what could happen if it falls short.
Spotlight On a Network Aiming to Make Everyone a Food Changemaker
Ali Ghiorse founded The Foodshed Network to encourage her neighbors to build a better food system.
An Alaska farmer demystifies affordable cold storage in his new book.
Meet the Modern Chef and Forager Duo Bringing Snails to the Menu
At Seabird, a North Carolina restaurant, a chef and forager are showing diners how seasonal eating applies to seafood.
This Community Fridge is the Only One Left in Atlanta—and the Need is Growing
Just four years ago, a half dozen free fridges dotted the Georgia capital. Now, there’s just one, and it’s determined to hold on.
Your Dog’s Food Probably Comes From a Factory Farm. Meet Some Folks Who Want to Change That
The pet food industry traditionally relies on factory farm byproducts for its ingredients, a practice the industry touts as more sustainable as it produces less waste and cheaper food. But dog owners distrust this mysterious supply chain.
Spotlight On a Cannery Trying to Revive A Dormant Fishing Tradition
Island Creek Oysters launches the US’s first ever single-origin canning facility.
New York is Suing One of the Country’s Largest Meat Processors for Greenwashing
JBS is facing a lawsuit for making false climate claims. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
Inside a Slaughterhouse: The Human Cost of Your Meat
It’s dangerous work, both physically and mentally. But it needs to be done. Here’s what it’s really like to work at a meat-processing facility.
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