A Climate of Crisis
In the last year, I have lived through four unprecedented climate-related crises in my community – all of which were in the last nine months, on top of the…
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Rural Livability Policy Builds Bridges Across Divides
Between 2010 and 2020, more than two-thirds of U.S. rural communities experienced sustained population loss, driven by outmigration, declining birth rates, and corporate land and resource grabs that prioritize profit over community needs. This decline fuels a vicious cycle: as young people leave, rural areas lose workforce, businesses, services, and tax revenue, further eroding schools…
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A Historic Win for Farmworkers in Colorado
In a historic win for farmworkers in Colorado and nationally, SB 87, the Farmworkers’ Bill of Rights passed both chambers of the Colorado legislature just days before the end…
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In states across the country, the 2021 legislative sessions proved to be a win for healthy soil champions. Legislatures in Nebraska, Colorado, Maine, Texas, and New York passed healthy…
Read MoreFarmer Profile: Part Two of Davon Goodwin on the Future of Farming
Davon Goodwin is a first generation Black farmer and is the owner-operator of Off The Land Farms in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He currently produces muscadine grapes, blackberries and mixed…
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