Building a New Textile Economy
The worldwide textile industry’s enormous impact on human health, climate, and the environment is often overlooked in discussions of sustainability. Rebecca Burgess, a weaver and natural dyer, started her search
Sustainable food and farming
Flour Power
Ancient grains. Little-known tiny grains. Mighty locally adapted grains. They are all rising up to replace your All Purpose Flour. It鈥檚 not just baking, it鈥檚 a battle for our food system.
Wild Yeasts and Ancient Grains
Replace your all purpose flour with these mighty little grains.
The Way Climate Change Unites Us
The Practical Farmers of Iowa waste no time on partisan politics as they face the challenges of extreme weather and depleted soils.
In Detroit, A New Type of Agricultural Neighborhood Has Emerged
The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative is focusing on food insecurity and community investment.
The Key to Saving Family Farms Is in the Soil
Farmers adopting regenerative agricultural practices across the Midwest are restoring the health of the soil and of their rural economies.
What We Waste When We Flush the Toilet
Composting toilets keep waste out of the water cycle. But have you heard about the phosphorus cycle?
For a Greener New Deal and Cooler Climate, Focus on Food and Agriculture
A successful Green New Deal will integrate what we know about carbon, emissions, and pollution into policies related to agriculture and land use.
For a Sustainable Climate and Food System, Regenerative Agriculture Is the Key
The recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that agriculture is responsible for 37% of greenhouse gas emissions. There鈥檚 hope鈥攁nd a solution.
How Permaculture Is Helping Wildfire Survivors Recover
Survivors of California鈥檚 Camp Fire are working together to heal the land and each other after the deadly wildfire.
How a Black Farming Community Found Justice
Black families in the South are doing important work to continue the legacy of Black farming communities.
How Southern Communities Tackle Summertime Food Scarcity
Without free and reduced school lunch programs during the summer, many children go hungry. Local organizations and churches are stepping up to help to narrow the food gap.
Can Your Burger Really Save the Planet?
Choosing a veggie burger won鈥檛 stop climate disaster, but here鈥檚 why you should do it anyway.
Paying Farmers Fairly Could Curb Climate Change and Hunger
Parity is at the core of agriculture鈥檚 potential to address overproduction.
The Kitchen as Classroom: How Food Helps Students Learn Leadership
The Detroit Food Academy works with local educators, chefs, and business owners to teach young people entrepreneurial skills.
Vandana Shiva: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest
We need to value nature鈥檚 biodiversity, clean water, and seeds. For this, nature is the best teacher.
鈥淭he Story of Soil Is the Story of All of Us鈥�
Annie Leonard and Tom Newmark on how they came to see soil as a solution to one of our biggest environmental problems鈥攁nd as a tool to build more resilient communities.
The Gift of Soil: How Composting Builds Community
The perfect soil mixture can do more than grow food.
Could This Ancient Jewish Practice Be a New Tool for Sustainable Agriculture?
The practice of letting the land lie fallow after every six years of farming requires a complete reset in sustainable practices鈥攁nd could gain traction as a way to combat climate change.
Serotonin and the Garden of Good Eating
The day I joined my community garden marked not just the beginning of my healing, but also the start of my family鈥檚 suburban homesteading journey.
The New Planetary Health Diet Promises to Save the Earth. So I Tried It for a Week
We know the broad strokes: Less meat, more beans. But true sustainability also means considering the practical realities of eating.
By Reconnecting With Soil, We Heal the Planet and Ourselves
Enslavement and sharecropping cannot erase thousands of years of Black people鈥檚 sacred relationship with the land.
Restoring the Range: Can Beef Be Earth-Friendly?
Here鈥檚 how one cattle ranching family in South Dakota restored a prairie, wildlife habitat, and a creek.
The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Legally Recognized the Rights of Wild Rice
Finally, plant species have rights, too.
For Cookbook Author, Food Is an Ally Against Dementia
She can鈥檛 remember recipes, and food doesn鈥檛 taste the same, but Paula Wolfert believes that what she eats is key to helping her slow her cognitive decline.
Help Fund Powerful Stories to Light the Way Forward
Donate to YES! today.