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The USDA steps up its investment in regional food systems

The USDA steps up its investment in regional food systems

After decades of intense consolidation and globalization, rebuilding food systems that are rooted in and built to serve smaller geographic regions is no simple project.

Is Michelle Wu America’s food justice mayor?

Is Michelle Wu America’s food justice mayor?

The new leader of Boston is embarking on the most ambitious food policy agenda the city has ever seen, and one that could serve an example for cities nationwide.
Pittsburgh partners with German city to develop sustainable agriculture policies

Pittsburgh partners with German city to develop sustainable agriculture policies

The city of Pittsburgh is hoping to create a new sustainable agriculture program, and is partnering with a German city that has some experience with urban farming.

The race to transform a Wisconsin farm into a justice-focused agrihood
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The race to transform a Wisconsin farm into a justice-focused agrihood

A grassroots group is hoping to outbid deep-pocketed developers in a race to turn a 65-acre farm into a beacon of social and environmental justice.
It took a group of black farmers to start fixing land ownership problems in Detroit
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It took a group of black farmers to start fixing land ownership problems in Detroit

With commercial real estate at a premium and out-of-town speculators holding on to land in Detroit, Black farmers had to join together to secure land access.
Could a Detroit experiment unleash the power of urban soil?
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Could a Detroit experiment unleash the power of urban soil?

A multi-year study underway aims to build healthy urban soil quickly at minimum cost, yielding local, fresh food and climate mitigation as a bonus.
Rediscovering Detroit’s roots through Indigenous food
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Rediscovering Detroit’s roots through Indigenous food

Through a collective maple sugaring effort, pop-up dinners, seed saving, and more, an urban community is reconnecting to its Indigenous foodways.
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