Tag: Food and Agriculture
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The Slow Erosion of Environmental Protections in Wisconsin
in PodcastsIn the first episode of the Ground Truths podcast series, Carly Griffith speaks with environmental advocates in Wisconsin about how they are addressing local issues of contamination from manufactured chemicals like PFAS and industrial agriculture.
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Women Farmers Are Reshaping the Field in South Carolina
in FieldnotesThrough fieldwork interviews, Sarah Melotte learns how women in agriculture carve out room for themselves in an industry dominated by men.
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This Year, Wisconsin Apple Growers Are Feeling the Squeeze
Apple growers had a historically low harvest this year. Jules Reynolds asks: what does climate change mean for the future of Wisconsin’s orchards?
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The Hidden Histories of Mud Crabs and Oil Monsters in Singapore: A Panel Discussion
in PodcastsMatthew Schneider-Mayerson, Neo Xiaoyun, and Yogesh Tulsi discuss their contributions to the anthology Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene: Environmental Perspectives on Life in Singapore.
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How Jewish Farmers are Divesting from White Supremacy
Anika Rice and Zachary A. Goldberg show how an emerging movement is not only connecting Jewish farmers but also building solidarity for racial justice.
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Rewilding the Human Biome: A Conversation with Jamie Lorimer
From the scale of a landscape to the scale of a human body, Jamie Lorimer sees a “probiotic turn” underway that uses life to manage life.
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Oranges Tell a Bittersweet Story about Cooperative Farming in Europe
in FieldnotesFaced with climate change and a global pandemic, small-scale farmers are working together to prosper. Nicolas Loodts follows the supply chain of organic citrus fruits from Sicily to Belgium.
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Nuns, Farmers, and Enchanted Earth at the Sinsinawa Mound
in FieldnotesNuns and farmers work together at Sinsinawa Mound, seeking justice and enchantment in bean patches. Margaux Crider gives us an inside look.
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Eating with Relatives in the Fort Peck Reservation
in FieldnotesEuropean colonization dramatically altered the Montana landscape. Becca Dower, Turtle Mountain Ojibwe, shows how two community agriculture projects are restoring native ecologies and Indigenous food sovereignty.
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Farmers Living and Dying by Cotton Seeds in India
in EssaysGenetically modified cotton seeds are not an easy fix for the struggles of agrarian life. Can cooperative economies help?