Food & Agriculture
Helping Midwest Farmers Go Organic
The region is becoming a “hotbed” for organic agriculture
Farmers Demand Congress Address Climate Change in the Farm Bill
Illinois growers attend the Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resilience in Washington and lobby members of Congress
Don’t Let Your Food Waste Become Sewage Sludge
The solid waste industry is greenwashing food waste-to-sewer programs
Rural America Isn’t What You Think
From “Flyover Country” to “The Heartland,” public perceptions of rural America are based on political rhetoric rather than data
Shinnecock Farmers and Nuns Use Kelp To Restore Bay Ecosystem
Members of the Long Island-based tribe and local Sisters of St. Joseph have a long history of supportive partnership
Wisconsin’s Soil Sisters Are Growing More Than Food
A network of women farmers is building community and fighting for local, sustainable food.
How Food Hubs Connect and Strengthen Rural Communities
An alternative approach to local food is taking off from Washington to Wisconsin.
A Community Came Together To Revitalize a Run-Down Farmhouse
In Warner, New Hampshire, a community land trust aims to address affordable housing, access to farming, and Indigenous land rights.
Meatpacking, Migration and the American Dream
An interview with the author of Meatpacking America: How Migration, Work and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland
How Farms and Small Businesses Can Get Federal Money for Solar
The Renewable Energy for America Program also provides grants for energy efficiency improvements.
Farming the “Old Way”: Meet the Immigrant Farmers Redefining Organic for Family, Community, and the Future
Many avoid pesticides to protect their health
