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Volunteers Noelle Romero (left) and Corinne Smith (right) pull weeds around a row of baby tomato plants and talk about their own gardening ventures during a community work day at the Agroecology Commons farm. (Photo credit: Riley Ramirez)

A Groundbreaking California Farming Collective Navigates the Loss of Federal Grants

By Riley Ramirez

July 29, 2025

Due to cuts by the USDA, Agroecology Commons will offer fewer services to fewer aspiring farmers from underserved communities.

Farmworkers Heal Climate-Scarred Land With Native Seeds

By Caleb Hampton

July 7, 2025

a film photo of a A crew at Hedgerow Farms hand harvests Lasthenia californica in Winters, CA.

Trump Cuts Threaten Federal Bee Research

July 2, 2025

Bee researchers worry that federal funding cuts jeopardize monitoring of these critical pollinators.

Could This Arizona Ranch Be a Model for Southwest Farmers?

By Samuel Gilbert

May 12, 2025

Oatman Flats Ranch farm manager Yadi Wang kneels in a field of cover crops planted during fallow periods to help restore soil health and reduce erosion. (Photo Credit: Samuel Gilbert)

Agroforestry Projects Across US Now Stymied by Federal Cuts

By Daniel Walton

April 28, 2025

lush green trees on a rows of farmland with brown and black and white cows in a bunch in one area grazing on food

An Ancient Irrigation System May Help Farmers Face Climate Change

By Samuel Gilbert

April 22, 2025

A green grassy field with a waterway like a ditch in an idyllic setting

10 Ways to Get Involved With Food Mutual Aid

By Robin Greenfield

April 7, 2025

A colorfully hand drawn image of diverse people working in food mutual aid, from a bbq'er to someone holding a bowl of rice, and more

17 Food and Ag Approaches to Tackling the Climate Crisis

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 5, 2024

Sheep graze among the dormant grapevines at Dodon. (Photo credit: Tom Croghan, Dodon)

From Civil Rights to Food Justice, Jim Embry Reflects on a Life of Creative Resistance

February 22, 2024

Wild Nuts Are Making a Comeback in Southern Appalachia

By Daniel Walton

December 19, 2023

Nuts dry in plastic bins at the Asheville Nuttery storeroom as Justin Holt examines a barrel of walnut shells. The hard material has a number of valuable uses, including sandblasting abrasive, kitty litter, and biochar feedstock. (Photo by Daniel Walton)

Relocalizing the Food System to Fight a ‘Farm-Free Future’

By Nhatt Nichols

November 15, 2023

PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

By Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

October 2, 2023

Upland Grassroots Hemp Farming

Can Agroforestry Breathe New Life Into Carbon Markets?

By Daniel Walton

August 29, 2023

Michael RiCharde tending trees on Good Wheel Farm in North Carolina, part of the Carbon Harvest carbon market. (Photo courtesy of Good Wheel Farm)

As the Climate Crisis Escalates, Here Are 18 Food and Ag Solutions

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 1, 2023

Zoe Adjonyoh, author of Zoe's Ghana Kitchen, stands in the field during a 2021 visit to see the okra variety trial. (Photo courtesy of Chris Smith)

Can Farming With Trees Save the Food System?

May 17, 2023

After Centuries of Exploitation, Will Indigenous Communities in Biodiversity Hotspots Finally Get Their Due?

By Mark Schapiro

March 7, 2023

Sailing in a wooden boat on the Amazon river in Peru. An indigenous girl sitting on the front of the boat whilst sailing down the river.

Once Scorned, Birds Are Returning to Farms

By Twilight Greenaway

February 27, 2023

A Western Bluebird leaving its nestbox on a farm. (Photo credit: Kevin Cole)

The Edges Matter: Hedgerows Are Bringing Life Back to Farms

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

February 14, 2023

The sun floods the wet meadow making the dew sparkle and the plants appear back lit

Kristin Ohlson Wants Us to Reimagine Collaboration on the Land

By Lee van der Voo

January 11, 2023

Kristin Ohlson and the cover of her book, sweet in tooth and claw

With New Federal Funding, Has Agroforestry’s Moment Arrived?

By Erik Hoffner, Mongabay

November 3, 2022

A handful of hazelnuts harvested by Nutwood Farm co-owner Kalyan Water. (Photo credit: Erik Hoffner/Mongabay)

In the Age of Megadrought, Farmers in the West See Promise in Agave

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

October 25, 2022

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Indigenous Agroforestry Dying of Thirst Amid a Sea of Avocados in Mexico

By Monica Pelliccia, Mongabay

June 10, 2022

Op-ed: Climate Change Is Bringing Agriculture to the Arctic. Let’s Prioritize Food Sovereignty.

By Mindy Jewell Price

May 11, 2022

farming in alaska (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources)

Tracing Regenerative Farming to its Indigenous Roots

By Hannah Wallace

March 10, 2022

liz carlisle and the cover of her book, healing grounds

Soil Proof: The Plan to Quantify Regenerative Agriculture

By Twilight Greenaway

March 7, 2022

Jonathan Lundgren on a field overlooking regenerative agriculture project