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  • Leading Maggot Farmer to Expand From Cape Town to California

    October 31, 2019 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: South Africa, Cape Town

    AgriProtein, a large-scale maggot farm in Cape Town, is one of many companies addressing the “long on waste and short on protein” problem the world is facing. Maggots provide protein sustenance for animals like fish, poultry, and pigs while also eating organic waste. While the facilities are costly to make, the industry has been booming as the world shifts how it thinks about waste and sustainability.

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  • Greening the Desert With Wastewater

    October 29, 2019 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Egypt, Ismalia

    The Serapium Forest is one of 36 forests in Egypt that are growing because of treated wastewater, part of a country-wide initiative that started 25 years ago as a way to productively use treated sewage water, create forest in the desert, and help minimize desertification. Additionally, the program creates high-quality wood that can be sold, as well as absorbing greenhouse gases.

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  • Resisting GMOs and Preserving Indigenous Culture in Rural Mexico

    October 26, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: Mexico, Cuetzalán, Puebla

    A collection of remote villages in Mexico have banded together to create "a union of cooperatives that is achieving food sovereignty through agroecology." Their efforts started in the 1990s, when corporations were looming to come in and stir up ecotourism. They created The Tosepan Titataniske and zoned their own community, winning out against Walmart and Montsanto. Now the area is completely food independent, growing their own produce and making money on local coffee.

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  • Real food challenge: Auburn University, unlike peers, requires 20% local source of dining food

    October 16, 2019 |

    The Montgomery Advertiser |

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    Response Location: United States, Auburn, Alabama

    Several colleges in the U.S. use a third-party corporation to manage their dining services, but Auburn University's contract is unique in that it specifies 20 percent of all food must be locally sourced. This partnership was originally born out of a student group that wanted the land-grant university to embrace its agriculture roots by including the community farming industry.

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  • Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers

    October 15, 2019 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States, Ames, Iowa

    Farmers in Iowa have been experimenting with native prairie crops – using native plant species as buffers on farmlands – in an effort to bring more pollination, soil health, water quality preservation, and carbon sequestration to their land. The Iowa State University STRIPS program has been supporting farmers in this effort by connecting them with funding and the information they need to undertake such crops.

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  • Our Zoo is Greener Than Your Zoo

    October 15, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Philadelphia Zoo has created an in-house, vertical garden – housed in a shipping container provided by the nonprofit, CropBox – to grow food for the animals. So far, it has shown to be a more sustainable way of feeding the animals, producing 275 lbs of greens per month and using 70-90% less water than traditional farming. The garden is just one of the zoo’s newest sustainability initiatives, which include increasing energy efficiency, using solar-powered vehicles, and creating more trails and spaces for the animals.

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  • 'A model of sustainable commerce': carbon footprint, grid concerns push SoCal weed industry to be more green

    October 10, 2019 |

    Desert Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Desert Hot Springs, California

    California-based cannabis company, Canndescent, has taken many steps toward low-carbon sustainability in its operations. The company uses commercial-scale solar energy, reverse-mounted ceiling fans, and microburst irrigation systems as a way of demonstrating “a model of sustainable commerce.” As legalizing cannabis grows in popularity, other states and cities are looking toward sustainable practices to off-set the high-energy needed for such growth.

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  • This Charcoal-Coated Seed Could Bring Kenya's Forests Back to Life

    October 10, 2019 |

    The Slowdown |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    To combat the rapidly decreasing forest density in Kenya, an organization created "seedballs," or seeds from trees coated in charcoal and other nutrients that help the seeds survive long enough to germinate. The organization created a competition for schoolchildren to scatter the seeds using slingshots and encourages other creative ways to spread the seeds across the country.

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  • From Weed to Cash: Researchers Genetically Engineer Pennycress

    October 03, 2019 |

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    Response Location: United States, Illinois

    A gene editing practice called CRISPR is transforming a penny-shaped weed known as pennycress into a cover crop. This practice offers farmers a source of revenue in their off season and provides habitats for insects, as well as improved soil health.

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  • 5 Decades Later, New Communities Land Trust Still Helps Black Farmers

    October 03, 2019 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Albany, Georgia

    The New Communities Land Trust was created in the 1960s as a way to build power and equity for and among African Americans in Georgia. The Trust works with Black farmers on many different levels, including helping them strengthen their farming practices and businesses. While the Trust was lost in 1985 due to discriminatory bank practices, it was restarted with a $12 million settlement from the federal government.

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