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  • How Tokyo's Farms Have Survived for Centuries

    March 10, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    To protect local farms, Tokyo’s Law on Productive Green Areas allows farmers to register their inner-city urban farms as Productive Green Areas and receive a property tax break. In return, landowners agree not to sell or develop the land. The law allowed 1,240 small farms to survive and was recently extended for another 10 years.

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  • Women Farmers in India Are Shifting to Natural Farming

    March 10, 2023 |

    Women's Media Center |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: India, Chevuturu, Andhra Pradesh

    Female farmers in India are leading the transition to natural farming. They improve soil and plant health by using indigenous seeds and not using chemicals or pesticides. The practice increases yields and decreases costs.

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  • Forging Pathways to Land Access for BIPOC Farmers in Georgia

    March 02, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    It can be difficult to find and afford farmland in the United States, so a web tool called Georgia FarmLink connects disadvantaged farmers to landowners and resources for help with legal and business advice.

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  • In Vertical Farming, the Sky's the Limit

    March 01, 2023 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    Vertical Harvest is a vertical farm in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, growing crops in a controlled, indoor environment to provide fresher produce for the community.

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  • Pay-What-You-Can Farm Stands Feed Communities Against Tough Odds

    March 01, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Farm stands operating on sliding-scale and pay-what-you-can models are improving access to fresh, healthy food in communities battling poverty and food insecurity. In these models, residents who can afford to pay full price are subsidizing some of the costs for residents who cannot. The rest of the funding comes from a patchwork of support.

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  • How crossbred sheep can become the next 'cash animal'

    February 26, 2023 |

    The Business Standard |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Bangladesh

    A pilot program built a breeding center to increase the cross-breeding of sheep in Bangladesh to produce more meat and increase locals’ incomes.

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  • A Solution For Soil, Human Health

    February 24, 2023 |

    The Rising Nepal |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Charange Phedi

    With technical and financial support from various organizations, farmers in Nepal are transitioning to organic manure and natural insecticides to grow healthier crops and improve soil health.

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  • Could This Mobile, Solar-Powered Livestock Barn Reshape the Corn Belt?

    February 13, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    Farmers in Iowa created mobile barns and use a stock cropping method of raising livestock between rows of cash crops on a yearly rotation. This new equipment and growing method reduce water pollution and improve soil health because the animals leave behind just enough nutrients to fertilize the crops the following season.

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  • Help Wanted: Young urban farmers for $1,800 per month, no experience necessary

    February 09, 2023 |

    Gothamist |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Green City Force run by the New York City Housing Authority turns open urban spaces into gardens tended by young adults in the program. The force is meant to prepare members for careers in sustainable industries afterward. The members also educate locals, trade vegetables grown in the gardens for compost, and train in ecoliteracy.

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  • Adapting Corn for Tortillas—and New Markets—in the Pacific Northwest

    February 01, 2023 |

    Civil Eats |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chimacum, Washington

    The Organic Seed Alliance is running corn seed trials to find a variety that can grow in the Pacific Northwest’s short growing season to improve local farmers’ climate crisis resiliency.

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