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  • Return of indigenous crops helps reduce farm distress and restore ecosystems

    February 10, 2020 |

    Mongabay |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Odisha

    By returning to indigenous varieties of crops, farmers can increase ecological diversity and reliance to climate change. In India, hundreds of farmers in the state of Odisha have been returning to indigenous crops, like millet, vegetables, and tubers. In contrast to the high yield varieties of seeds provided by the government, heritage crops prove more resilient to changes in climate, water shortages, and local pests. Using heritage crops also reduces the need for pesticides, helping to restore ecological balance in the region.

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  • Most of America's Farm Owners Are White. This Program Is Rooting for More Diversity

    December 31, 2019 |

    NationSwell |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Cultivating a more diverse generation of farmers requires training and mentorship. In New York, GrowNYC’s FARMroots program trains new farmers of diverse backgrounds. The FARMroots Beginning Farmer Program offers courses on everything from finances to driving tractors. The program also pairs the new farmers with an experienced mentor. Hailing from a range of backgrounds, the new farmers bring new crops, new ideas, and new skills to their communities.

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  • Are Food Forests The Future of Agriculture?

    December 30, 2019 |

    Honolulu Civil Beat |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Hawaii

    As concerns about food security grow in Hawaii amidst a backdrop of climate change, Pacific Islanders are leaning into agroforestry as a means to address the problem. Resilient to extreme weather, agroforests allow for multiple plants to be farmed together and can "grow double or triple the amount of plants in the same area of land as mono-culture."

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  • Shouldering the Burden

    December 17, 2019 |

    Comstock's Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Guinda, California

    Drastic solutions to climate change tend not to pan out (like trying to get everyone to stop eating meat), but careful adaptation is making real progress. In California, many smaller-scale farms are trying out new methods of adapting to the new realities of climate change, including not tilling the land so that nutrients build up and the soil strengthens. This article covers a range of approaches that farmers take to protect their livelihood and conserve their resources.

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  • An apple revival near Four Corners is restoring hundreds of historic fruits — and the local ag economy

    November 28, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    The Four Corners region in southwest Colorado has become home to nearly 500 varietals of apples, revitalizing the industry as a whole, thanks to the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project. The practice of researching and replicating apple varietals has spread to other areas of the state and has helped in promoting the concept of farm to table for both communities and businesses such as in the cider industry.

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  • This Turkish chef is fighting climate change with the help of Syrian refugees

    November 22, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Mardin

    The Turkish organization, Living Soil, Local Seed, is working with Turkish women and Syrian refugees to help rebuild and diversify the local agricultural system that was once thriving. Using local knowledge and surveys, the organization has gathered different varieties of native crops which it then uses to work with local farmers and employ women in order to create more complex ecological systems. In 2019, the program yielded over 400 tons of wheat and has proven to be more financially beneficial to farmers.

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  • How a new grain could help combat climate change

    November 16, 2019 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    Planting perennial grains for human consumption retains more nutrients in the soil, prevents soil erosion, and traps carbon. Farmers and researchers have been working to develop a commercially viable perennial grain, known as Kernza. Today, business pioneers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area are finding ways to introduce Kernza into consumer markets, including Kernza beer.

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  • Colorado's newest farmers are YouTube-taught, social justice-minded and preaching the gospel of microgreens

    November 07, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Bennett, Colorado

    Emerald Garden farm in Colorado is a microgreens hydroponic farming operation that is using a comprehensive approach toward conducting business. From experimenting with new practices to reduce food waste to diversifying partnerships to enhance crop development, the owners have successfully scaled the initial operation and are providing food for fine restaurants as well as grocery stores a local school district and potentially hospitals.

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  • Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers

    October 15, 2019 |

    Civil Eats |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ames, Iowa

    Farmers in Iowa have been experimenting with native prairie crops – using native plant species as buffers on farmlands – in an effort to bring more pollination, soil health, water quality preservation, and carbon sequestration to their land. The Iowa State University STRIPS program has been supporting farmers in this effort by connecting them with funding and the information they need to undertake such crops.

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  • From Weed to Cash: Researchers Genetically Engineer Pennycress

    October 03, 2019 |

    WGLT |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    A gene editing practice called CRISPR is transforming a penny-shaped weed known as pennycress into a cover crop. This practice offers farmers a source of revenue in their off season and provides habitats for insects, as well as improved soil health.

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