Month: August 2022

Most Farmworkers Speak Spanish, but Pesticide Safety Labels Are Often Only Printed in English

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Most Farmworkers Speak Spanish, but Pesticide Safety Labels Are Often Only Printed in English

Ali Khusen August 30, 2022

In 1984, LIP required several changes to 16 fumigant product labels, including a Spanish warning statement on...

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Op-ed: Reconnecting Communities Separated by Freeways Could Fight Food Insecurity

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Op-ed: Reconnecting Communities Separated by Freeways Could Fight Food Insecurity

Ali Khusen August 25, 2022

Every morning, Nora Wilkins wakes up to hear the sound of cars and trucks whistling down New...

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Photo Essay: The Next Generation of DC Central Kitchen Chefs

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Photo Essay: The Next Generation of DC Central Kitchen Chefs

Ali Khusen August 24, 2022

Quenzel Goff Grilled chicken, mushrooms, and asparagus. “At home, that’s all. I cook that all day every...

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Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others Follow?

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Only Two States Have Passed ‘Right to Garden’ Laws. Will Others Follow?

Ali Khusen August 20, 2022

However, a neighbor soon complained. The hoop house was unsightly and its plastic membrane rattled in the...

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AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith: Volunteer Service Is Key to Food Security

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AmeriCorps CEO Michael Smith: Volunteer Service Is Key to Food Security

Ali Khusen August 18, 2022

AmeriCorps, the government agency that gives people of all ages jobs and volunteer opportunities in community service,...

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This Group Has Rerouted 250 Million Pounds of Food From Landfills to Feed People in Need

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This Group Has Rerouted 250 Million Pounds of Food From Landfills to Feed People in Need

Ali Khusen August 17, 2022

Free, high-quality produce donations are so rare in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that Stacy Serrano, vice president of the...

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As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water

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As Drought Hits Farms, Investors Lay Claim to Colorado Water

Ali Khusen August 10, 2022

“This is unheard of in the West,” said Greg Peterson, executive director of Colorado Agriculture Water Alliance,...

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Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

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Are Criollo Cattle a Regenerative Solution to a 1,200-Year Megadrought?

Ali Khusen August 8, 2022

Tucked high in a mountain range in San Diego County, California, ranch managers Rob Paulin and Jeremey...

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