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Why this chicken farmer is growing mushrooms

Why this chicken farmer is growing mushrooms

Farm Animal WelfareAudrey MillerMay 25, 2021Craig Watts, Leah Garces, Transfarmation, factory farming, factory farms, animal welfare, chicken, chickens, farming, farmers, agribusinessComment

‘Kiss the Ground’ review: So, the soil may save us. Now what?

‘Kiss the Ground’ review: So, the soil may save us. Now what?

Tallying up the carbon cost of your food

Tallying up the carbon cost of your food

A recent study compares the environmental impacts of the same foods, but across different producers.

Consumer advocacyEmily ZhangSeptember 13, 2019digital agriculture, robot, ai, farming, agri technology, book review, fate of food, amanda little, gmo, book, equity, The Fate of Food, Fate of Food, Blue River Technology, GMOsComment

Can human ingenuity save us?

Can human ingenuity save us?

In Fate of Food, Amanda Little visits farmers and scientists trying to adapt our food system to climate change.

Climate innovationEmily ZhangAugust 9, 2019digital agriculture, robot, ai, farming, agri technology, book review, fate of food, amanda little, gmo, book, equity, The Fate of Food, Fate of Food, Blue River Technology, GMOsComment

These inventors want to give away their recipes for climate-resistant food

These inventors want to give away their recipes for climate-resistant food

OpenAg researchers are developing technology to develop more climate-resistant crops.

Climate innovationEmily ZhangJuly 26, 2019digital farming, digital agriculture, robot, drone, food system, sustainable, ai, machine learning, farming, OpenAg, MIT, agri technology, Hildreth EnglandComment

This summer camp is getting kids excited about good food

This summer camp is getting kids excited about good food

Fresh Air Fund campers learn about good food through trips to Sharpe Reservation's model farm, garden, and nutrition center.

Public health/Food justiceKatie DolanJuly 16, 2018farming, nutrition, good food, education, fresh air fund, children, camp, underserved community, food education, nutrition centerComment

How local communities are turning vacant lots into thriving urban farms

How local communities are turning vacant lots into thriving urban farms

Local food & farmingPhoebe LamontMay 23, 2018urban agriculture, farming, vacant lots, Large Lots, Philadelphia Land BankComment

Impact investors are betting on sustainable food and agriculture

Impact investors are betting on sustainable food and agriculture

Consumer advocacyKizal ButtAugust 20, 2017impact investing, farming, sustainable farming, RSF Social Finance, Civil Eats, Agricultural Capital Management, Ceres Partners, Dirt Capital Partners, Farmland LP, Grasslands LLC, Iroqouis Valley, SLM Partners, Sustainable Farm Partners, TIAA Global Asset ManagementComment