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This Online Platform Is Enabling Farmers to Deliver Straight to Consumers

This Online Platform Is Enabling Farmers to Deliver Straight to Consumers

By Sean Taylor MilkRun, a Portland, Oregon-based company, is supporting small, local farmers by enabling them to sell produce safely and directly to consumers’ homes. Founded by farmer and entrepreneur Julia Niiro, MilkRun is an online platform that lets farmers set their own prices, cutting out wholesalers, shippers, and truckers. Once consumers place an order […]

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    Organic Farming Protects Communities from Toxic Chemicals

    Organic Farming Protects Communities from Toxic Chemicals

    By Allison Johnson Most people who buy organic do it because they want to eat healthier. It’s true – switching to an organic diet rapidly decreases exposure to a wide range of pesticides, including glyphosate (the main ingredient in Roundup). According to a new study published in Environmental Research, glyphosate levels in families’ bodies dropped […]

    Indigenous Peoples Hold the Past and Future of Food in Their Hands

    Indigenous Peoples Hold the Past and Future of Food in Their Hands

    By Alejandro Argumedo August 9 is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – a celebration of the uniqueness of the traditions of Quechua, Huli, Zapotec, and thousands of other cultures, but also of the universality of potatoes, bananas, beans, and the rest of the foods that nourish the world. These crops did not […]

    28 Organizations Promoting Indigenous Food Sovereignty

    28 Organizations Promoting Indigenous Food Sovereignty

    By Danielle Nierenberg and Jason Flatt The world’s Indigenous Peoples face severe and disproportionate rates of food insecurity. While Indigenous Peoples comprise 5 percent of the world’s population, they account for 15 percent of the world’s poor, according to the World Health Organization. But through seed saving initiatives, financial support, mentorship, and community feeding programs, […]

    Farms for the Future: 20 Organizations Protecting Farmland

    Farms for the Future: 20 Organizations Protecting Farmland

    By Danielle Nierenberg and Maya Osman-Krinsky In the United States, over 2,000 acres of agricultural land are sold every day for housing or commercial development, according to the American Farmland Trust. This has especially affected Black farmers who, since 1920, have seen nearly a 90 percent decline in land ownership, according to the U.S. Census. […]

    15 Inspiring Quotes and Questions to Guide the Food System Forward

    15 Inspiring Quotes and Questions to Guide the Food System Forward

    By Danielle Nierenberg Since the first episode of Food Talk Live aired on March 19, our twice-daily live conversation series has featured nearly 150 food system experts, advocates, scientists, chefs and more. This means that, over the past four months, I’ve probably asked more than 1,000 questions to these folks about the future of the […]

    COVID-19 and the Global Food Supply: Big Lessons From the World’s Small Farms

    COVID-19 and the Global Food Supply: Big Lessons From the World’s Small Farms

    The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed both the strengths and limitations of globalization. The crisis has made people aware of how industrialized food production can be, and just how far food can travel to get to the local supermarket. There are many benefits to this system, including low prices for consumers and larger, even global, markets […]