Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group unites farm and food system practitioners to build a sustainable, just, and economically vibrant region.
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“I applied for different loans and stuff to try to get things done on the properties, but [the USDA] gives you just enough to say they helped you,"
‘What every Black farmer is going through’: Man fights for family legacy
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“Unfortunately, our entire food system is determined by colonization, and our palates have also been colonized"
Listen to Plants, Says Indigenous Forager and Activist Linda Black Elk
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“If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S. you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities."
Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive
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A new federal program helps provide meals to kids when school is not in session. These states opted out buff.ly/49k7yF6
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“The desire for a stable food source is a basic human need, and the carceral system operates by exploiting that desire,”
The Food on Your Table, Brought to You By Prison Labor buff.ly/3Swjb4S
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"The story of the farm bill is one of Black land dispossession and persistent racial inequality in American agriculture. It was baked into the first farm bill, and it has never been made right."
The Farm Bill Hall of Shame
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'What every Black farmer is going through': Man fights for family legacy bit.ly/3HDURsN
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“Agriculture risks losing some of its most highly skilled workers.”
A Florida Immigration Law Is Turning Farm Towns Into ‘Ghost Towns’ civileats.com/2024/02/07/a-f…
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'It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map npr.org/2023/11/17/121360062…
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“I think that we’re invisible still. And more than anything, we want respect and recognition,”
Farmworker-Led Groups Push For Next Farm Bill to Include Worker Rights and Protections
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Support NESAWG as we build a just and equitable Northeast farm and food system! - mailchi.mp/nesawg/potlucknew…
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“When you have a relationship to the land, you’re creating a better environment,”
Indigenous approach to agriculture could change our relationship to food and help the land in the process buff.ly/47pJb8i
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"I found myself encountering beekeeping in a way that very much dealt with my lived experience as a Black woman,"
Meet the Urban Apiarist Creating Community for Black Beekeepers
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