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March 20, 2023
Do University Farms Truly Teach Sustainability?
The number of student food gardens has risen dramatically at prestigious urban and suburban colleges, but these campus farms should be wary of overstating their impact.
Rachel Brooks
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March 20, 2023
How US Policy Has Trapped Migrant Workers in an “Open-Air Prison” in Mexico
Thanks to US border restrictions, thousands of migrants are stuck indefinitely in Chiapas, harvesting the fruits that Americans can’t get enough of.
Esther Honig
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January 10, 2023
Why Farmworker Legalization Failed
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act’s failure to become law reveals critical divisions within the immigrant rights movement.
David Bacon
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October 26, 2022
How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth
Industry encroachment and farm consolidation contributed to decades of Black-owned land loss. In North Carolina, many are fighting to recoup what was lost.
Cameron Oglesby
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October 25, 2022
Can These Farmers Decolonize the Wine Industry?
In California and beyond, a new generation of winemaker-activists are using hybrid and indigenous grapes to create transformational change.
Colleen Hamilton
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September 14, 2022
Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote
In a heated debate over farmworker voting rights, California’s governor refuses to sign a bill to make it easier for workers to win union recognition.
David Bacon
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July 15, 2022
There Are Still Things to Love About America
This planet is bigger and more beautiful than nationalism and militarism allow us to see.
Frida Berrigan
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June 29, 2022
Food Prices Are Up. A “Bean New Deal” May Be the Answer.
With prices for poultry and beef continuing to rise, the government should ease spending on meat and pay farmers to plant beans.
Matthew Miles Goodrich
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June 27, 2022
Native Growers Can Help the US Meet Its Climate Goals. Will the New Farm Bill Offer Enough Support?
A conversation with Carly Griffith Hotvedt about the Native Farm Bill, traditional Indigenous knowledge, and environmental conservation.
Danielle Renwick
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June 23, 2022
Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers
Not even Biden’s own Labor Department believes that the administration’s proposal to bring in more seasonal farm labor will improve working conditions.
David Bacon