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Humble Beginnings. SWAGProject volunteers and supporters. (2011).

Teaching the Concept of Equity Through Gardening Plants can illustrate how different people need different things to be nourished—and how equality and equity differ.

UN Food Systems Champions Discussing Power Imbalances in Food and Agriculture – Food Tank Food Tank, IFAD, and Global Alliance for the Future of Food host a panel discussion on power imbalances in the food system with UN Food Systems Champions.

Booker gets a spot on Senate Agriculture Committee - New Jersey Globe U.S. Sen. Cory Booker was appointed to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Tuesday, becoming only the second Black American to hold a

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TikTok Teens Are Exposing Brutal Conditions For Migrant Farmworkers Teens are using social media to advocate for those working California's fields amidst scorching temperatures, wildfires, and a pandemic with no end in sight.

How This N.Y. Island Went From Tourist Hot Spot to Emergency Garden Governors Island had a charming teaching farm that was a field trip destination. Now it’s producing hundreds of pounds of fresh produce every week.

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FSA creating county committees focused on urban ag The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that it will create 10 Farm Service Agency county committees devoted to urban agriculture to better understand and support the field.

The vegetable garden, priceless in a pandemic In a normal growing season, the August harvest would be simply the icing on life’s cake. In a time of pandemic, it is a practical way to both help fill the larder and ease, a little, the underlying anxiety of these times.

Food & Ag Anti-Racism Resources + Black Food & Farm Businesses to Support | Food+Tech Connect List of resources to learn about racism in the food and agriculture industries, as well as Black Food and Farm businesses and organizations to support.

Composting Has Been Scrapped. These New Yorkers Picked Up the Slack. People like Vivian Lin, who quit her job at an architecture firm to start a composting business, have helped fill the void after the city suspended curbside organic waste collection.

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First Black-Owned Supermarket to Sell Products From Mostly Black Farmers Raises $430K The founders of WeBuyBlack and the developers of the first ever Black-owned supermarket that will primarily sell products from Black farmers and other food manufacturers have reached their first financial goal of $425,000 to purchase the property! 13,881 people have contributed to the campaign so fa...