This Immersive Farm Apprenticeship is Training the Next Generation of Farmers
Most July mornings, Charlotte Maffie rises with the alarm at 5:30 a.m., sleepily dons her “stinky, stinky chore clothes” and heads to the red barn...
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Spotlight On a Network Aiming to Make Everyone a Food Changemaker
Ali Ghiorse wants to transform our food system. A formidable goal, to be sure, but the former Bay Area chef is inspired by the years...
Ten Tips to Improve Your Garden Next Season
Late summer is here. If you’re like me, you’re probably seeing some great successes and great failures in your garden. I’ve been gardening at my...
Faces of the Farm Bill in Mississippi: Umi Jenkins
Umi Jenkins Director of Mississippi Farm to School Network Our work is centered a lot around young people in grades Kindergarten through 12th. This past...
Faces of the Farm Bill in Mississippi: Choctaw Tribal Members
Choctaw Tribal Members Choctaw Fresh Tomika Bell (Choctaw Fresh Produce distribution manager): As Native Americans, we live in rural areas, which means we don’t have...
Faces of the Farm Bill in Mississippi: Ya-Sin Shabazz
Ya-Sin Shabazz Gulf Coast Sustainable Growers Alliance We started the Gulf Coast Sustainable Growers Alliance as a way of organizing and keeping on point with...
Faces of the Farm Bill in Mississippi: Darnella Winston
Darnella Winston Project Director/Cooperative Field Specialist Federation of Southern Cooperatives Our organization was born out of the Civil Rights movement in 1972, and our focus...
Faces of the Farm Bill in Mississippi: Calvin Head
Calvin Head Farmer and Director of Milestone Cooperative Association I’m participating in a regenerative agriculture initiative with several other farmers and youth and have served...
Faces of the Farm Bill in Mississippi
Umi Jenkins Director of Mississippi Farm to School Network Our work is centered a lot around young people in grades Kindergarten through 12th. This past...
On The Ground: Your Dog’s Food Probably Comes From a Factory Farm. Meet Some Folks Who Want to Change That
There are some 90 million dogs in the US alone, and their protein needs are rattling the human food chain. Humans are worried about what’s...