Advanced filters

Search Results

You searched for:  -

There are 98 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • How a Methodist Preacher Became a Champion for Black-Led Sustainable Agriculture

    September 09, 2022 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Allensworth, California

    The TAC Farm is a Black-owned and operated farm working to boost the local economy. TAC Farm also uses organic, climate-friendly farming processes, like enriching the soil with compost and installing windbreaks to protect crops.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Grown-to-Order Veggies

    April 11, 2022 |

    Inside Turkey |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Turkey, Sivas

    Farmobile allows people to pick seasonal produce and have it grown for them on leased land and receive shipments of the crop once it starts producing. Farmobile makes safe, healthy, freshly grown produce more accessible to those without a means to farm.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Lessons from a 74-year-old farmer who switched to organic sugarcane farming

    March 18, 2022 |

    Mongabay |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

    After realizing that his soil was becoming more saline after repeated uses of chemical fertilizer, a farmer in India made the switch to organic farming with the hopes of saving his crops. By switching to organic farming he has a lower crop yield than he would by using chemicals, but he is hopeful others will see the benefits of this method.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Pandemic Disruptions Created an Opportunity for Organic School Meals in California

    February 28, 2022 |

    Civil Eats |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    The West Contra Costa Unified School District saw loosened regulations during the pandemic as an opportunity to tie up with local organic farms and producers and ensure hundred percent organic meals to students from low-income families. This is part of a growing effort in the state that recognizes school lunch as a way to not just provide the healthiest food to students but also to support a more sustainable food system that helps address climate change.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How farmers in Abuja community use 'agroforestry models' to fight climate change

    October 21, 2021 |

    Premium Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    In Abuja, a Nigerian community, farmers are practicing agroforestry practices and shifting away from monocropping. Agroforestry is more sustainable, leads to biodiversity, and helps mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. With agroforestry, farmers plant several crops among trees, versus one crop. While not all farmers have made the shift, the ones that have are seeing positive results.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How regenerative agriculture is building soil and community in Big Sandy, Montana

    October 14, 2021 |

    Montana Free Press |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Big Sandy, Montana

    Quinn Organic Research Center sits at the hub of innovations slowly transforming farming culture away from industrial agriculture toward organic and regenerative strategies. Countering the decades-old "get big or get out" thinking about farming in Montana, the Quinn operation conducts small-scale experiments to develop new markets based on tactics that decrease soil erosion, improve biodiversity, and capture carbon. These climate-change-ready operations have seen many setbacks. But they've also been embraced by more locals and helped Big Sandy enjoy a subtle but real rejuvenation.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How Nigerian farmers are fighting climate change smart

    October 02, 2021 |

    Premium Times |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Nigeria

    Some Nigerian farmers are combating the harmful effects of climate change by turning towards more sustainable farming like greenhouse farming, integrated agriculture, sack or bag farming, and hydroponic farming. Although those methods come with their unique set of challenges, they are seeing positive results.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • This Experiential Learning Farm Helps Youth Build a Better World

    September 09, 2021 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Columbia, Maryland

    Low-income communities of color have less access to nature, they experience "nature deprivation" at a rate three times higher than white people. Regular access to the outdoors improves respiratory health, physical fitness, cognitive functioning, and psychological well-being. The Freetown Farm was conceived as a place where all people can experience nature. Its exposing young people of all backgrounds to nature. Through its year-long internship program learned how to plant food, among other things.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Nation's First Regenerative Dairy Works with Nature to Heal the Soil—at Scale

    September 07, 2021 |

    Civil Eats |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Crescent City, California

    The Alexandre Family Farm in California made the switch to regenerative agriculture as a way to improve their soil health and improve the quality of their dairy operations. They are part of a growing number of individual dairies across the country that are embracing organic farming and are becoming “certified regenerative” as a way to build relationships with consumers and retailers on their own.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Agroforestry: A solution to farming's biggest problems?

    July 09, 2021 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany

    In agroforestry, traditional farming of plants and animals is combined with the planting of different types of trees. It is much more sustainable than traditional agriculture, which takes a huge toll on the environment. In an agroforestry system, the trees planted around a crop can provide shelter and food for the animals, reducing overall greenhouse emissions. The trees also increase other wildlife like bees and insects, and they add more nutrients to the soil.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Solutions In Focus

Discover curated content about themes that matter to you, exclusively from the Solutions Story Tracker. Explore collections, resources and more.


Go to All Solutions in Focus