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How a South Carolina Farmer Is Adapting an Heirloom Rice to …
WEBSeptember 16, 2020. “When I was a kid, my parents were growing no rice; all the rice had vanished,” says Hardeeville, South Carolina horticulturist Rollen Chalmers with a soft lilt to his voice. Though the generations-deep Gullah tradition of growing rice had faded by the time Chalmers was growing up, he tapped into his family’s ...
Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others …
WEBAug 20, 2022 · From Michigan to Massachusetts, people have been thwarted—or even outright banned—from growing food on their own property. But thanks to the concerted efforts of people like Virgil and their legal allies, “right to garden” laws are slowly gaining traction. Such legislation remains scarce at the state level, however—only Illinois and ...
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WEBThe Pawpaw, a Beloved Native Fruit, Could Seed a More Sustainable Future for Small Farms. By Ben Seal. As festivals celebrate the pawpaw for its tropical flavor and custardy texture, researchers explore its potential as a low-input, high-value crop that’s easy to grow organically. By Jake Price. By The Civil Eats Editors.
How The Fry Bread House, a Mainstay of Indigenous Cuisine, …
WEBMay 11, 2020 · Now, The Fry Bread House and its staff of 16—made up of people from the O’odham, Navajo, Hopi, Yaqui, and Apache nations, among others—face an uncertain future. And this leading light of Indigenous cuisine isn’t alone. Across the Southwest this spring, Indigenous eateries have shut down, while others are barely holding on.
The Nation’s First Regenerative Dairy Works with Nature to Heal …
WEBSep 7, 2021 · Earlier this year, Alexandre Farm became the first dairy in the U.S. to become “certified regenerative”—receiving both the Land to Market verification (EOV) and the Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) seal for their 100 percent grass-fed milk and yogurt.. It took the Alexandres more than three decades to fine-tune their system of building up …
Community Food Co-ops Are Thriving During the Pandemic
WEBMay 15, 2020 · When the coronavirus pandemic shuttered the schools, coffee houses, and other wholesale customers of Kilgus Farmstead, a beloved family-run meat and dairy operation about 100 miles southwest of Chicago, its owners were forced to dump product, thin their herd, and scramble to find new outlets. Then Green Top cooperative grocery in …
The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms
WEBOct 3, 2018 · Farming. Young Farmers. Across the U.S.—from New England to California—a small but growing movement of farmers is foregoing traditional farm ownership in favor of a cooperative model. In Maine, four Somali Bantu refugees raise crops on shared land at New Roots Cooperative Farm, growing both regional and Somali produce.
Tim Walz’s Bipartisan Approach to Agriculture and Conservation
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz as her running mate this week, pictures of the Minnesota governor began to spread across social media—of Walz holding a piglet, of Walz on thrill rides at the state fair, of Walz and his rescue dog. All of it coalesces into an image of a guy with rural roots and deep ties to …
This New Netflix Documentary Will Inspire You To Make Dinner
WEBFeb 19, 2016 · And if Michael Pollan’s new documentary series, Cooked, which begins streaming on Netflix today, is any further evidence, the spread of processed foods and Western diets is taking out cooking, one family at a time. Based on his 2013 bestseller of the same name, Cooked is a four-part series in which each 50-minute episode focuses …
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