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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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…
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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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Davon Goodwin is a first generation Black farmer, a combat veteran and the owner/operator of Off The Land Farms located in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He produces muscadine grapes, blackberries…
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The American Rescue Plan includes $5 billion in debt relief and other support for Black farmers and other farmers of color. Last week, the Council of State Governments Eastern…
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