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More Schools Serving Locally Grown Food, USDA Says

Emily Richmond

October 20, 2015 |

Education Writers Association |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Students in public schools are eating healthier cafeteria meals made from an increasing array of locally sourced food, according to new federal data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Nearly $600 million in locally produced food was purchased by schools in the 2013-14 academic year, a 55 percent increase over 2011-12. However, new studies on school nutrition have yielded mixed results about the impact of new federal regulations.

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How better seeds make Timor-Leste climate resilient

Karen Coates Jerry Redfern

September 12, 2015 |

SciDev.Net |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Timor-Leste

A Ministry of Agriculture project called "Seeds of Life" grants local farmers genetically-solidified seeds in order to fight food insecurity in the country. The farmers will produce the crops and sell them back to both the Ministry and the community, thus expanding access to quality food and stimulating the local economy. Since the program has started, maize production has increased 50%, rice production increased 25%, and sweet potato production increased 65-130%.

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Serving Up School Lunches of Tomorrow

Mark Bittman

September 08, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

It’s no secret that, although progress has been made, school lunches need help to become more nutritious and sustainable. School officials in San Francisco are partnering with researchers from UC Berkeley's School of Public Health to better school lunch programs and, ultimately, curb child obesity.

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National round-up: The secret(s) to sustainable urban farms

Amy Elliott Bragg

September 04, 2015 |

Concentrate |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Urban farms across the country are incorporating creative strategies to make farms sustainable. Farms in Cleveland are teaching refugees to engage in agriculture as a way to adapt to their new community, while one farm in Michigan provides mentorship to other farmers looking to be successful from a business perspective. In order to make fresh produce accessible year-round, these creative ideas are helping meet the needs of farmers and consumers.

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Kenyan Women Are Quietly Revolutionizing Farming.. And The Government's Noticing

Joseph Erbentraut

August 03, 2015 |

The Huffington Post |

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Response Location: Kenya

Limited fertile land and scarce water make traditional farming difficult in Kenya, so several organizations have begun teaching women how to farm out of sacks. The practice is spreading throughout Kenya and to other African nations.

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Taking to the fields again: Tompkins veterans find farming a pathway home

Melissa Whitworth

July 24, 2015 |

The Ithaca Voice |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Newfield, New York

When veterans return from service, there is often a need for meaningful, guided reintegration into civilian life - farm business incubator programs in New York are helping veterans to learn the trade and start their own businesses as a way to do just that.

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This Isn't Your Average Home Ec Class

Bridey Heing

June 30, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Culinary and agricultural education can sometimes take a backseat to the more academic side of high school. But Blue Hill is teaching high school students the importance of healthy cooking and home grown produce through a cooking class that was recently instituted in Manhattan high schools.

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How to grow food in a slum: lessons from the sack farmers of Kibera

Patrick Mayoyo

May 18, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi Area

A Kenyan government initiative is helping a growing community of residents to tackle food insecurity in one of the largest slum areas in Africa, championing an unusual form of urban farming: sack gardens.

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Cultivating a New Immigrant Narrative

Diana Prichard

April 27, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Gonzales, California

Half of U.S. farm workers are Hispanic, but few make it to leadership positions. A historically white non-profit, FFA, is creating equal education programs in California to increase leadership opportunities for minorities in agriculture.

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In India, Profitable Farming With Fewer Chemicals

Sylvia Rowley

April 24, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Telangana

In India, many farmers, especially women farmers, have transitioned to organic farming. While it requires a serious set of skills and knowledge, organic farming increases yields and decreases costs by eliminating the need to buy pesticides. The move is both ecological and economical, and the Indian government is trying to spread the solution.

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