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America's Rye Whiskey Resurgence Could Help the Climate, But Not By Itself

Emily Payne

October 25, 2025 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

The Rye Resurgence Project planted 4,000 acres of rye in Colorado's San Luis Valley, leading to a 30% reduction in soil nitrogen leaching, dramatically improved water infiltration, and reduced soil erosion and dust storms, while providing farmers with profitable markets that incentivize soil-protecting practices.

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The Forest That Proves It: How Sudbury Reclaimed a Moonscape

Stewart Mior

October 08, 2025 |

The GroundTruth Project |

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Response Location: Canada, Sudbury, Ontario

The Regreening Sudbury Project transformed a lunar-like wasteland into thriving forest through decades of systematic tree planting (10+ million trees), soil amendments, and transparent open-data tracking. This resulted in a 98% reduction in air pollution and 50% recovery of fish populations while creating a replicable model for ecological restoration.

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Otuabagi Women Farmers Replant Bayelsa's Future with Raffia Palms

Timkat Nanbol Victor

October 06, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Otuabagi, Bayelsa

The Otuabagi Women Farmers Association's initiative to replant 7,200 raffia palm trees has not only begun restoring their oil-damaged swamp forest but also created a cooperative financial safety net for members and sparked community-wide conversations about environmental protection.

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Small farmers are more squeezed than ever. A California grant program offers a lifeline.

Frida Garza

October 03, 2025 |

Grist |

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Response Location: United States, California

California's farm-to-school grant program, launched in 2021, has successfully directed 100% of its funding to small and disadvantaged farmers. This has helped them expand their businesses through investments like refrigerated vans and partnerships with food hubs, enabling fresh local produce delivery to schools across the state.

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The Nigerian Women Who Went from Labourers for Hire to Landowners

Yahuza Bawage

October 03, 2025 |

Social Voices |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

Twenty women in Kaduna, Nigeria formed a cooperative in 2015 that pooled their farm labor earnings to collectively purchase land, transforming them from hired laborers earning ₦2,000-₦10,000 per day into independent landowners who now harvest enough to support their families' education and healthcare while contributing food to their community.

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What It Takes To Keep Kentucky's Black-Led Farms Alive

Anabel Peterman

September 26, 2025 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Kentucky

Black Soil, a nonprofit organization founded in 2017, supports Kentucky's Black farmers through direct investment, grant assistance, and market connections while bridging information gaps that prevent farmers from accessing existing government programs.

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How to build a food sovereignty lab

B. ‘Toastie’ Oaster

September 15, 2025 |

High Country News |

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Response Location: United States, Humboldt County, California

Cal Poly Humboldt's Native American Studies Department created an Indigenous food sovereignty research lab through a student-led, community-driven process that now supports Indigenous students' cultural connections, advances traditional ecological knowledge research, and demonstrates how Indigenous knowledge can be valued in higher education.

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« Il faut des mois pour que le palais des enfants s'habitue au fait maison » : la ferme municipale, une nouvelle conception du service public

Emilie Brouze

September 11, 2025 |

Le Nouvel Obs |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: France

Afin d'introduire davantage de produits bio dans les cantines scolaires, les crèches, les épiceries sociales et les restaurants d’Ehpad, certaines communes créent des fermes publiques pour les approvisionner. À Mouans-Sartoux, dans les Alpes-Maritimes, 90 % des légumes servis dans les écoles sont cultivés par la ville.

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Are Agricultural Co-ops Seeing a Revival in Hawai‘i?

Noelle Fujii-Oride

September 10, 2025 |

Overstory |

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Response Location: United States, Hawaii

Agricultural cooperatives in Hawai'i pool small farmers' resources to collectively process, market, and sell their crops, with successful examples like the Hawai'i 'Ulu Cooperative enabling nearly 200 members to reach broader markets and the Hawaii Cattle Producers Cooperative shipping 8,000-9,000 cattle annually while returning surplus profits to rancher-members, though some co-ops have failed due to declining membership and market pressures.

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« Ici, je suis moins tentée par les cochonneries de tête de gondole » : dans cette épicerie, on peut être au RSA et manger bien

Morgane Bertrand

September 08, 2025 |

Le Nouvel Obs |

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Response Location: France, Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Aux épiceries éphémères installés par l’association Vers un Réseau d’Achat en Commun (Vrac), les résidents des quartiers populaires peuvent accéder à des aliments biologiques de haute qualité à prix réduit. Il y a 124 de ces épiceries dans toute la France et plus de 10 000 foyers adhérents.

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