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Nelson finds a niche

Sara Schonhardt

August 10, 2018 |

Rappahannock News |

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Response Location: United States, Nellysford, Virginia

In small town Nelson County, several economic development initiatives are working to put the region on the map. By promoting cideries, business owners can source apples from local farmers. Breweries, festivals, and hiking have all enticed out of town visitors. The focus on growing the economy while still keeping dollars local has helped the region grow in a sustainable way.

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Solar-Powered Pineapples: A Lifeline for Women Thrown Off Their Land

Robert Kibet

August 10, 2018 |

News Deeply |

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Response Location: Kenya, Chamari

When a national park was created in Kenya, the local Waata hunter-gatherer community was displaced and forced to take refuge elsewhere while also adapting to a farming lifestyle. Choosing to cultivate pineapples because of their rapid growth rate, the women leading the farming practices initially struggled to be meaningfully compensated for their produce. After learning how about solar drying, however, the women saw a quick and lasting increase in their profits.

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The story of a recovery: how hurricane Maria boosted small farms

Amanda Holpuch

August 08, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Puerto Rico

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, not only were the local communities devastated, but so were 80 percent of the country's crops. With the farmlands wiped cleaned, farmers seized the opportunity to start from scratch which not only resulted in increased crop production, but has helped create an economy less reliant on imports.

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Tomato Canning as Protest: How a Community Resisted Corporate Farming

Margot Ford McMillen

August 07, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Missouri

Production agriculture has put many small town, local farmers out of business, changing the landscape of the communities they've been pushed out of. One town in Missouri is fighting against this by joining together to preserve the importance of local control by nurturing a tradition of canning tomatoes.

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Becoming a Farmer the Community Way

Erin Ward

August 07, 2018 |

The Tyee |

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Response Location: Canada, Yarrow, British Columbia

Canada is quickly approaching a farming shortage, as elder farmers look to retire from the practice with no succession plan in place for future generations. Yarrow Ecovillage, a land-sharing project, may be the answer to the impending food-insecurity issue that will accompany this decline in farm production.

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Farmers tap free-market ideas in bid to rescue aquifer

Jeremy P. Jacobs

August 06, 2018 |

E&E News |

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Response Location: United States, Oxnard, California

In California's Ventura County, the Oxnard Plain aquifer is critically over-drafted. Farmers who rely on this water are working to implement a novel, market-based approach to decrease water use: a cap and trade. While the program has the support of many farmers and at least one environmental group, aspects of the mechanism still need ironing out.

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Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood-Prone Land

Nicole Erwin

August 03, 2018 |

Ohio Valley ReSource |

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Response Location: United States, Kentucky

For landowners living in close to proximity to the Mississippi River, this means continuously facing the impacts of unexpected flooding. The Wetland Reserve Enhancement Program offers the farmers on these lands the opportunity to protect and restore the wetlands in order to reduce the side effects of living in flood territory.

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A new way to preserve West Virginia's beauty

Audrey Hoffer

August 02, 2018 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Broomgrass, West Virginia

Family farms are facing challenges nationwide amidst a backdrop of land development. A community in West Virginia took a stand by piloting a new way or rural co-habitation in the form of a farm community protected via a farmland protection program that allows very limited development.

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A tiny tweak to sugar is about to make the world's sweets a lot healthier

Chase Purdy

August 02, 2018 |

Quartz |

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Response Location: Israel, Tel Aviv District

Sugar has proven to be a hard element to replace due to its inefficiency at being recognized by human's tastebuds. While substitutions have been attempted, most have failed to successfully replicate the desired taste. A father-son team in Israel, however, may have found the answer to creating healthier foods with less added sugars by changing the way the substance is delivered to tastebuds.

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The startup making shirts out of cow poo

Senay Boztas

August 01, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Netherlands, Eindhoven

Biocouture is gaining ground in the Netherlands as farmers in Eindhoven partner with a fashion designer to turn cow waste into clothing. Although met with some initial skepticism, the practice is already receiving accolades for innovation.

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