In Food & Agriculture
Sustainable food
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YOUNG WRITERS AWARD WINNER — THIRD PLACE
Wild Roots: On a Vermont Farm, Renewal for a Man and His Land
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Natural Aquaculture
Can We Save the Oceans By Farming Them?
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Video Contest Winner - Runner Up
Chocolate in the Jungle: The Battle To Save a Disappearing Rainforest
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Hard-Pressed Rust Belt Cities Go Green to Aid Urban Revival
Gary, Indiana is joining Detroit and other fading U.S. industrial centers in an effort to turn abandoned neighborhoods and factory sites into gardens, parks, and forests. In addition to the environmental benefits, these greening initiatives may help catalyze an economic recovery.
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Video
The Big Waste: Why Do We Throw Away So Much Food?
An e360 video looks at the staggering amount of food wasted in the U.S. Filmmaker Karim Chrobog focuses on efforts in Washington, D.C., to see that food ends up with those who need it rather than dumped in landfills. First in a series.
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Agricultural Movement Tackles Challenges of a Warming World
With temperatures rising and extreme weather becoming more frequent, the “climate-smart agriculture” campaign is using a host of measures — from new planting practices to improved water management — to keep farmers ahead of the disruptive impacts of climate change.
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Africa’s Flourishing Niger Delta Threatened by Libya Water Plan
The inland Niger delta of Mali is a unique wetland ecosystem that supports a million farmers, fishermen, and herders and a rich diversity of wildlife. But now, the country’s president and Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi have begun a major agricultural project that will divert much of the river’s water and put the delta’s future at risk.