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WEB2 days ago · Civil Eats TV. Of the three female craft sake brewers in the U.S., two make up the mother-daughter team at Sequoia Sake in San Francisco. Working with California rice farmers, they’re bringing the nearly 2,000-year-old national drink of Japan to more Americans. Civil Eats is a news source for critical thought about the American food system.
‘Seed Money’ Explores Monsanto’s Troubling Past and its Impact …
WEBDec 20, 2021 · Author Bartow Elmore’s new book examines how the company’s tactics are ‘tearing apart parts of the fabric of society,’ harming farm communities, and reshaping the food system. For decades, the company once known as Monsanto has dominated U.S. agriculture. Famous for its Roundup Ready system—which …
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WEBImmigrant Workers Are the Backbone of Our Food System. By The Civil Eats Editors. As negative rhetoric about immigration intensifies, we spotlight positive stories of immigrant workers, their resilience, and their contributions to the US food system. By Carmen Kohlruss. By Ben Seal.
What the Meat Industry Can Learn from the Downfall of Belcampo
WEBNov 4, 2021 · Belcampo did it all. The nine-year old company raised livestock on pasture on its 27,000 acre farm in northern California, slaughtered animals in its own processing facility, and sold the meat in its own high-end butcher shops and restaurants in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, and for a time, New York City. Belcampo also shipped meat around the country to customers willing to pay the hefty per ...
34 Noteworthy Food and Farming Books for the Summer of 2021
WEBJun 8, 2021 · Why We Cook: Women On Food, Identity, And Connection By Lindsay Gardner. Part cookbook, part collection of essays, Why We Cook is a bit like eavesdropping on a really cool dinner party. Through interviews, recipes, and profiles, the book features 112 women in food: restaurateurs, activists, food writers, home cooks, and professional chefs, including Leah Penniman, Ruth Reichl, and Julia ...
The Co-op Farming Model Might Help Save America’s Small Farms
WEBBy Annelise Jolley. October 3, 2018. Across the U.S.—from New England to California—a small but growing movement of farmers is foregoing traditional farm ownership in favor of a cooperative model. In Maine, four Somali Bantu refugees raise crops on shared land at New Roots Cooperative Farm, growing both regional and Somali produce.
A New Study on Regenerative Grazing Complicates Climate …
WEBJan 6, 2021 · A New Study on Regenerative Grazing Complicates Climate Optimism. A new, peer-reviewed paper on White Oak Pastures’ practices advances our understanding of the climate impact of beef and the potential for regenerative grazing to store carbon in the soil. At White Oak Pastures, an eastern Georgia-based sixth-generation farm, Will Harris ...
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 ...
Op-ed: What I Learned from White Oak Pastures—and What Other …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · My husband John and I moved from San Francisco to Iowa in 2019 to take over his family’s fifth-generation, 540-acre farm, raising cattle and goats on pasture through rotational grazing. What drew us to Southern Georgia was a four-day retreat with the Center for Agricultural Resilience (CFAR), an offshoot of White Oak Pastures (WOP), a large farm known for its commitment to regenerative ...
Op-ed: The Pandemic Didn’t ‘End Hunger’—It Exposed Systemic …
WEBOct 7, 2021 · When the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Economic Research Service released its 2020 Household Food Security report last month, most media outlets reported that the overall percentage of food-insecure households remained unchanged at 10.5 percent since 2019.“Federal aid kept food insecurity in check,” read one headline.“Could COVID-19 finally end hunger in America?” read ...