“The approved over-the-top use of dicamba and resulting dicamba drift has damaged millions of acres of soybean fields and countless acres of damage to other crops.”
Through FarmLink Michigan Farmers Sell Directly to Households
The food hub West Michigan FarmLink is connecting small farmers with households in need of fresh, nutritious food.
Farms for the Future: 20 Organizations Protecting Farmland
These 20 organizations are protecting small farmers and their land around the world.
New on the Podcast: Dr. Felix Kwame Yeboah on Youth-Powered Agricultural Development
Dr. Felix Kwame Yeboah describes his work at the intersection of agricultural development and youth livelihoods in Africa.
24 LGBTQ+ Farms and Organizations Celebrating Community Through Food and Agriculture
The LGBTQ+ farmers and collectives on this running list are creating supportive spaces for themselves and other members of the queer community, keeping agricultural traditions alive, and honoring the land.
New on the Podcast: Lawrence Haddad on Promoting Nutritious Foods, Josef Schmidhuber on Agricultural Economics
Josef Schmidhuber on how economic research can build a more equitable and sustainable food system, Haddad on malnutrition and helping small businesses
New on the Podcast: Rose Hayden-Smith on the Recent Rise in Home Gardening
Emeritus Advisor Rose Hayden-Smith on crisis gardening in the U.S.
Rob Larew Talks Corporate Consolidation in the Food System
Rob Larew exposes the social and agricultural injustices present in the food system and offer ways, primarily through legislature, to improve these injustices.
LaDonna Sanders-Redmond on the Importance of Co-ops
LaDonna Sanders-Redmond exposes the social and agricultural justices present in the food system and offer ways, primarily through legislature, to improve these injustices.
Entrepreneur Rachel Krupa on Supporting Sustainable Businesses
Rachel Krupa discusses how food and agriculture markets are responding to COVID-19.
23 Organizations Eliminating Food Waste During COVID-19
Here are 23 organizations eliminating food waste during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cummins talks Green New Deal, Regenerative Agriculture, COVID-19
Ronnie Feldman is mobilizing support for regenerative agriculture and a Green New Deal.
Nonprofit Teaches Seed Saving To Restore Farmers’ Food Sovereignty
Farmers can strengthen their resilience to climate change by savings seeds that are adapted to the environmental conditions of their region.
Fatema Sumar Talks Oxfam America’s Response to COVID-19
“If you break the food supply chain, you can imagine how that would affect supermarket shelves”
Holly Rippon-Butler Talks Young Farmers, COVID-19
“We need to make investments for young farmers as a resource for this country”
COVID-19 Stimulus: Bailout for corporate agribusiness or a lifeline for our food system?
Why the COVID-19 Stimulus Must Do More for Food System Workers and Families The COVID-19 stimulus package signed into law last week included US$23 billion for agriculture. This relief is warranted: access to safe and healthy food is paramount right…
Remember Your Farmers During the COVID-19 Crisis. We’ll Need Them the Next Time Around.
As farmers struggle in the midst of a global pandemic, consumers must take steps to support the those who produce the food we value and serve the health of local communities.
Caesaré Assad On The Food System, COVID-19
“We have this really beautiful rich, diverse country where we can produce and we can create so much wealth for all of us, and it’s now about zooming in and resourcing these gaps that we know exist”
Emily Broad Leib talks Food Law and COVID-19
“If part of what comes from this is that we realize all the people who are handling the food from the beginning on the farm to the end of the chain are really vital. We need to treat them better, pay them better, give them benefits.”
18 Organizations to Support During National Farmworker Awareness Week
Honor farmworkers during National Farmworker Awareness Week by learning about the work of these 18 organizations supporting farmworkers’ rights and wellbeing.
