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WEB2 days ago · Congress Likely to Preserve OSHA Loophole That Endangers Animal Ag Workers. A 2022 Civil Eats investigation found that a budget rider that prohibits OSHA from spending money to regulate small farms leaves most animal-ag operations without oversight. Lawmakers appear poised to renew the rider once again.
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Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others …
WEBAug 20, 2022 · From Michigan to Massachusetts, people have been thwarted—or even outright banned—from growing food on their own property. But thanks to the concerted efforts of people like Virgil and their legal allies, “right to garden” laws are slowly gaining traction. Such legislation remains scarce at the state level, however—only Illinois and ...
An Oregon Food Collaborative Creates a Resilient Local Food …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The collaborative model, rather than providing one-way charity, is focused on mutualism and community care. Partnerships with local growers create a market that supports farmer entrepreneurship; community members receive fresh produce; and the system is more resilient to global food shortages. “When people see these vegetables in …
Regenerating the Soil Transformed this Indiana Farm
WEBJun 12, 2019 · Regenerating the Soil Transformed this Indiana Farm. On his 7,000-acre property, Rick Clark uses non-GMO seeds, no-till farming, crop rotation, and cover crop diversity to regenerate soils and turn a profit. When yogurt maker Dannon (part of Danone North America) announced in 2016 that it would transition some of …
ReThink NYC Transforms Five-Star Food Waste into Meals for the …
WEBFeb 23, 2018 · ReThink NYC Transforms Five-Star Food Waste into Meals for the Hungry. The new nonprofit collects surplus food from high-end restaurants and delivers it to missions and soup kitchens in New York City. By Sarah Zorn. February 23, 2018. Mountains of fragmented portobello mushrooms are reduced to their essence in an industrial-sized braising pan.
The Race to Transform a Wisconsin Farm into a Justice-Focused …
WEBMay 12, 2021 · The group, Save the Farm, dreams of transforming the Voit farm into a social and environmental justice hub featuring urban agriculture, nature preserves, and affordable housing. Though it has community support, it also has some serious hurdles: an $11.5 million price tag and competition from deep-pocketed real estate developers.
How a South Carolina Farmer Is Adapting an Heirloom Rice to …
WEBSeptember 16, 2020. “When I was a kid, my parents were growing no rice; all the rice had vanished,” says Hardeeville, South Carolina horticulturist Rollen Chalmers with a soft lilt to his voice. Though the generations-deep Gullah tradition of growing rice had faded by the time Chalmers was growing up, he tapped into his family’s ...
USDA Offers Farmworkers and Meatpacking Workers $600 in …
WEBSep 9, 2021 · On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it was investing $700 million in a new program that will offer $600 relief payments to individuals who worked on farms and in meatpacking plants throughout the pandemic. “It’s important that we recognize that doing this essential work has also come not only with a potential physical risk, but also a financial risk ...
How a Family Farm Opened a Restaurant and Created its Own
WEBApr 1, 2015 · Enter Grazin’, a four-year-old diner in Hudson, New York, with a new outpost in Tribeca. Grazin’ is operated by Dan and Susan Gibson, the owners of the eponymous Grazin’ Angus Acres, a 500-acre farm around 120 miles outside of the city. The Gibsons started farming in 2002, and today they farm with their son Keith, who manages the farm ...