Agriculture
The agricultural industry is an overwhelming consumer of the Colorado River Basin water supply. In spite of the status quo, funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, the upcoming Farm Bill, and creative problem solving between governments, companies, and communities are potent solutions for sustainable water and food governance. (Leslie Cross/Unsplash License)
Planet Forward Senior Correspondent | New York University
The agricultural industry is an overwhelming consumer of the Colorado River Basin water supply. Major policy changes are necessary for sustainable water and food governance.
Diane Dorfer on her farm. (Zareen Reza/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
Small farms are suffering in the face of climate change and a tumultuous economy; it's no wonder that farmers feel the effects as well. But one group is offering help.
Illustrations by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.
Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley
How three Indigenous teachers in California are fostering the future for native plants and educating others on how to build a reciprocal relationship with nature.
Outreach and education manager at Arcadia Farm, Juan Pablo Echeverria, gives a tour of the sustainable agriculture non-profit. (Alyssa Landolfi)
George Washington University
In this photo essay, learn how one non-profit focused on sustainable agriculture is addressing the issue of food deserts in Washington D.C.
Standard annual grain roots vs. perennial grain roots of the Kernza grain. (The Land Institute/CC-BY-NC-ND)
Michigan State University
Perennial grains will change the agriculture landscape as we know it and take us one huge step closer to halting climate change.
(Courtesy of Candace Clark)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Hannah Krantz and Aleena Fayaz speak to Candace Clark, a Ph.D. candidate at Tuskegee University, in this high-spirited podcast that discusses the importance of black voices in climate solutions, sustainable housing, and much more.
Medill News Service
In arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, California and the National Pork Producers Council debated California’s move to ban the supply of pork from producers who fail to meet strict animal welfare requirements.
The garden of the Spring Valley Student Farm, a one-acre vegetable garden owned by UConn dining services and run by UConn students in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 28, 2022. (Jet Windhorst/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
The weather changes in the past few seasons have had detrimental effects on the health of Connecticut soil. Find out how these farmers are adapting.
The sign outside Spring Valley Student Farm, a collaborative project with UConn’s Residential Life, Dining Services and EcoHouse Learning Community in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 23, 2022. Jessica Larkin-Wells, the farm manager for Spring Valley Student Farm, said the farm focuses heavily on education, including how to build resilient soil. (Madeline Papcun/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
Farmers around Mansfield, Connecticut, and around the world, have been facing intertwined production and economic challenges due to variation in precipitation levels. So how are they adapting?
A picture of me from when I was younger, standing in an orchard on my grandparents' farm. (Lei Zhi Kun)
University of Georgia
Floating back in time–to a village in China. Grandma’s village.