Op-ed: We Need a New Farm Bill—for My Iowa Farm and Beyond
Wendy Johnson has spent more than a decade building diversity on her Iowa farm, despite financial and cultural pressure to stick to
How the Politics of School Food Shape What Kids Eat
Marcus Weaver-Hightower explains in his new book how understanding political motivations can lead to better school meal policies, and why pizza is
Seeds of Freedom
Other https://www.seedsoffreedom.info/ Seeds of Freedom charts the story of seed from its roots at the heart of traditional, diversity-rich farming systems across the
How to use food waste for good
About 40% of all food goes uneaten, but 10% of the world’s population are hungry Source: BBC Follow the Food – https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/follow-the-food/how-to-use-food-waste-for-good/
The Corn Belt Is Losing Topsoil, Increasing Carbon Emissions and Lowering Yields
New research finds massive soil loss across the Midwest, which sends more pollutants into the water, dust into the air, and carbon
Exploring the links between modern agriculture, drought, and rising incidents of dust storms and respiratory illness
Dust Is a Growing Problem. What Role Does Farmland Play? In December, the skies took on an eerie sepia glow. Visibility dropped to
The Cotton Patch Goose – the breed that would weed fields of cotton and corn
The Livestock Conservancy: https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/heritage-breeds-list/cotton-patch-geese/ Once commonplace on farms in the southeastern United States, the Cotton Patch goose gets its name from the
The One-Straw Revolution: An introduction to natural farming
by Masanobu Fukuoka Masanobu Fukuoka (1913–2008) was born and raised on the Japanese island of Shikoku. He was the oldest son of
