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Farm-to-school programs revitalize health in nutritionally underserved communities

Anikka Abbott

November 18, 2019 |

Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

Over 40,000 U.S. schools take part in a program called Farm to School, which teaches students healthy eating habits through lessons in school gardens.

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Former Juvenile Inmates Are Earning Double Minimum Wage to Grow Crops — and Business Skills

Monica Humphries

August 16, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

For young adults leaving prison in Atlanta, they have the opportunity to participate in Gangstas to Growers, a local nonprofit that provides job skills training and personal development. The program, created in 2016, gives participants the opportunity to learn skills like farming, gardening, and how to run a business, and supplementary knowledge like financial literacy and environmental sustainability. Even more, Gangstas to Growers pays participants working on black-owned farms $15 per hour, which is almost twice the minimum wage.

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Palawan's indigenous women lead sustainable upland farming, forest protection

Keith Anthony S. Fabro

June 01, 2019 |

Rappler |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Palawan

Empowering women to practice sustainable agriculture promotes resilience and enables communities to protect biodiversity. The Kusor Upland Farmer’s Association, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, gives farmers an alternative to wildlife poaching and slash-and-burn agriculture by promoting sustainable, organic farming. The KUFA participates in workshops and farming demonstrations to teach women how to grow root vegetables such as yams for additional income as an alternative to more ecologically damaging practices.

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The radio station connecting California farmers

Jessica Kutz

May 20, 2019 |

High Country News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Fresno, California

The Hmong Agriculture Radio Show airs weekly, broadcasting news about unique crops, health and safety practices, and funding opportunities for Hmong farmers in their native language. Since the 1990s, this show has been a consistent way to make sure these farmers were getting the information they need to help their farms thrive - and it’s working.

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Bok choy and bread fruit: How traditional crops fit a food secure future

Audrey Cleo Yap

May 16, 2019 |

NBC News |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Maui, Hawaii

Organizations like Ho’oulu ka ‘Ulu are reintroducing small-scale farmers to breadfruit — a traditional Hawaiian starchy fruit that fell out of style following the rise of plantation farming and colonialism. Growers are taught how to cultivate and sell the fruit, and their network of now 200 farmers are helping to keep part of their culture alive. Similarly, in California a Food Roots program connects farmers growing traditional Asian produce like bok choy to local businesses and markets to provide accessibility to culturally relevant fresh produce.

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In Indonesia, bigger catches for a fishing village protecting its mangroves

Aseanty Pahlevi

May 03, 2019 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Sungai Nibung

Offering ecosystems a short break from extractive practices can stave off environmental degradation and overfishing. In Indonesia, regions of the Nibung River are closed for several months to allow populations of fish and crabs to recover. The fishing moratoriums not only increase yields and ecosystem resilience, they also improve the quality of life of fishermen. Planet Indonesia, a nongovernmental organization, works enroll locals into the environmental reforms through literacy promotion and education.

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Despite Many Challenges, the U.S. Has More Young Farmers Than it Did Five Years Ago

Julia Hotz

April 12, 2019 |

Civil Eats |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boone County, Kentucky

With the average age of the American farmer at 57.5 and the number of farmers over 65 outnumbering farmers under 35 by a factor of 6 to 1, many are worried about a severe shortage of ecologically-minded young farmers to take over from the older generation. To address this gap, states and institutions are launching initiatives like debt-free agricultural college, tax incentives, and loan programs.

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The gardens of Quito: Urban farming in one of the world's highest cities

Katja Döhne

March 19, 2019 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

AGRUPAR, a program funded by the Quito local government, supports 4000 urban farming plots across the city. One of its goals is to make healthy, organically-grown produce more accessible to marginalized groups, including Venezuelan refugees and women. For 17 years, the group has provided education, support, and resources to make urban farming a reality.

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In Ethiopia, climate change leads herders to retrain as farmers

Sebastien Malo

February 12, 2019 |

Reuters |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Demika

Many herders are adapting to climate change by adopting farming. In the wake of severe droughts in recent years, herding communities in Ethiopia have expressed increasing interest in farming as a way to secure additional income. The non-profit organization, Farm Africa, helps herders to make the transition into farming by educating and assisting them with technical matters, such as irrigation, as well as aiding with financing and finding markets.

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The secret to a town's perfect potatoes? Its well-preserved forest.

Jorge Rodríguez

February 11, 2019 |

Mongabay |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Guatemala, Concepción Chiquirichapa

Concepción Chiquirichapa, Guatemala, is known for its potatoes. The produce is especially good because of a consistent supply of high quality water from its forests, as well as the use of leaf litter as organic fertilizer. Forest protections from decades ago are showing results in sustaining high quality produce, but as the population increases and potato farming expands, the city is working to preserve the natural resources that have contributed to its success.

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