A Prayer for the Modern Climate Era
Practicality meets possibility in Ayana Elizabeth Johnson鈥檚 new book, which dares to ask, 鈥淲hat If We Get It Right?鈥�
Sustainable food and farming
In Defense of the Herring People
Efforts to decolonize the herring roe harvest in Alaska highlight the contrast between tribal subsistence practices and the Department of Fish and Game鈥檚 management strategy.
Nurturing Seeds of Freedom in Palestine
Surrounded by a 26-foot-high separation wall, barbed wire, and a watchtower, a group of young Palestinians prepares a 3.5-acre piece of land for the growing season in spring. The noise
Cultivating Dragon Fruit鈥檚 Political Power in Ecuador
Amid ongoing colonization, the Indigenous Shuar people are taking back control of their economic and political futures.
Bringing France鈥檚 Waste Prevention Plan to Life
Regional waste-reduction programs hold lessons for communities across the globe.
Food Forests Aren鈥檛 Just Nourishing. They鈥檙e Cool.
Trees and edible plants are being planted at churches, schools, street corners, and empty lots across the country to provide free shade and food to all.
The Future Is Feral鈥攁nd Climate Resilient
To produce food in the face of climate change, we may need to learn from so-called weeds.
Welcoming Relatives Home: The Return of the Lynx
On the Colville Reservation, tribal members are restoring wildlife populations鈥攁nd with them, abundance, resilience, and reciprocity.
Welcoming Relatives Home: A Ceremony for Salmon
The Colville Confederated Tribes are dedicated to 鈥渞euniting with old friends鈥� by reintroducing fish to their shared waters and pronghorn to their ancestral lands.
Welcoming Relatives Home: Bringing Back the Bighorn
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State are restoring the lands and species of their traditional ecological community.
Soil Builds Prosperity From the Ground Up
Respecting the humanity and history of soil can help us grow a more resilient future for all.
Indigenous Gardens Cultivate Healing
To decolonize college campuses, BIPOC students, allies, alumni, and faculty are reintroducing Indigenous growing practices.
Black Growing Traditions
Black farmers are reasserting themselves in food cultivation and building on the practices of earlier generations.
Farmers Navigate Dual Crises of Climate and Mental Health
Could provisions in the Farm Bill help with the high rates of suicide among U.S. farmers?
From Farmworkers to Land Healers
On most days, Sandra de Leon prunes grapevines in Northern California鈥檚 wealthiest vineyards. But today she is dressed head to toe in a yellow fire-resistant suit, helmet, safety goggles, and
Why Intergenerational Thinking Is Essential to Heal the Planet
As humankind grapples with climate change, communities around the world show what鈥檚 possible by planning hundreds of years ahead.
How Regenerative Farming Heals the Soil
And makes healthier food than even organic farming.
How Farms (and Their Wild Pollinators) Can Survive the Stress of Climate Change
Rewilding landscapes on and around farms can create refugia to protect plants and pollinators in the face of a warming, drying climate.
Fruits of Decay
There is a whole world of gorgeous foraged fungi varieties beyond what鈥檚 common in U.S. grocery stores.
Restoring First Foods by Removing Dams
Tribes are using grassroots actions and intense lobbying to restore their river and their culture.
The Indigenous Winter Pantry: Recipes for Today鈥檚 Kitchen
After the disruption of colonization, numerous tribal efforts aim to reinvigorate traditional foods and the health benefits they provide.
Why Farmers in Zimbabwe Are Shifting to Bees
Without the need for dedicated land or water, honeybees offer a more stable climate future.
Could Breadfruit Help Trinidad and Tobago Brace for Climate Change?
Despite its colonial origins, breadfruit is now the subject of international research to evaluate its potential as a staple crop in a warming world.
Healing the Land and Themselves
Indigenous, Black, and queer farmers are buying land with the aim to restore and nourish nature along with their cultures and communities.
Resurrecting Climate-Resilient Rice in India
Seemingly miraculous varieties that can withstand drought, flood, and saltwater intrusion are the result of centuries of selective breeding by ancient farmers.
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