Native farmers want newcomers to know there’s nothing novel about caring for the land that grows our food.
Sustainability
Dennis Hutson wants to recreate a Black farming paradise in California. First he has to adapt to the climate crisis.
Tribal nations are finding sustainable ways to generate jobs and food security.
Regenerative grazing is booming along the Mid-Atlantic, potentially helping to mitigate cows’ climate impact.
At Freetown Farm, members of the community can learn the names of medicinal herbs and harvest vegetables, all while developing a deeper relationship to the land and local community.
A Vermont nonprofit is connecting independent farms with buyers and distributors, reducing food surplus and working to eliminate food insecurity.
A California farm is making sure wastewater no longer goes to waste.
Through the process of rewilding, cities can improve both human and environmental health.
These Afro-Indigenous practices challenge ideas of human supremacy.
Sometime in the future of the After Times, a group of neighbors relearn how to grow food in community—and feel joy amid uncertainty.
A society based on natural ecology might seem like a far-off utopia—yet communities everywhere are already creating it.
“Minimum Viable Planet” is a weeklyish commentary about climateish stuff, and how to keep it together in a world gone mad.
A community in Colombia is ditching traditional capitalist models in order to build a collective future.
As climate change threatens rainfed farming, millets offer a way to achieve food, financial, and environmental security.
Chef Regina Tchelly repurposes food waste to provide access to healthy food and remedy a broken social system.
Taking care of the soil is the key to making farms and farmers more resilient.
Due to the coronavirus, dairy producers are dumping thousands of gallons of milk every day. But these New Jersey dairy farmers have a better system.
Growing interest in regenerative land practices and demand for organic food have led to consistent expansion of acres devoted to organic farming.
Experts weigh in on the state of our food system, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Planting roots in our neighborhoods—rather than individual victory gardens—allows us to reassess the true meaning of community and show our neighbors that we have their backs.
The role of a rancher is nurturing a balance between agriculture and nature—and making space for wildness.
Should land be used for solar panels or agriculture? The burgeoning Solar Sheep movement argues: Why not both?
The landscape of farmland, pastures, ranges, and forest could sequester carbon on a massive scale by 2030. Here’s the math.
How to get from here to there in the next 10 years.
Replacing grass with even a few plants native to your region can save insects and the ecosystems that depend on them.
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