Climate Food and Agriculture
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Historic famine looms as drought grips East Africa
Four failed rainy seasons and supply chain disruptions threaten millions with food insecurity.
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Northeast drought endangers Massachusetts’ cranberry harvest
Another year of erratic weather means cranberry farmers are facing slim margins and tough decisions.
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Cities are planting trees. Why not make them fruit trees?
From backyards to sidewalks, communities in Philadelphia and beyond see food-bearing trees as a path to food justice and climate adaptation.
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Fermented pawpaw hot sauce
This hearty fruit looks like a mango and tastes like a banana, and is part of a vision to bring urban orchards to city streets.
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Easy seasoned collard greens
Growing (and cooking) this Black and southern American staple can offer lessons in reciprocity, resourcefulness, and connection to the land.
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To feed my soul, I went back to my roots
Writer Syris Valentine volunteered on a farm in Seattle. He shares how the experience taught him about much more than agriculture.
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Mushroom quiche with perennial wheat crust
Soil-smart, climate-resilient perennials can replace annual crops in a variety of recipes — like the flour in this quiche crust.
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Against the Grain
Efforts to replace annual wheat with perennial varieties promise to restore the soil, heal the land, and sequester carbon.
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Chef Al Massa’s pan-seared lionfish with forbidden rice
Try this award-winning recipe and enjoy a delicious way to curb an invasive fish population.
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Twice-cooked camas (or sunchoke)
This once prevalent root vegetable is being restored to the Pacific Northwest. Try another native plant, the sunchoke, for a similar cooking and nutritional experience.
