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  • These Goats Graze an Acre a Day to Keep California's Wildfires Away

    Carmen Kohlruss

    October 02, 2024 |

    Civil Eats |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    A herd of goats, directed by shepherds of the nonprofit Happy Goat, are eating weeds, shrubs, and low-hanging leaves for landowners in the Sierra Nevada to reduce wildfire risk. Managed carefully to ensure they don’t overgraze sections of the properties, the goats offer a safer option to reduce the fuel that can spark a fire than tools like lawnmowers and chainsaws.

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  • The Farmers Abandoning Big Ag to Grow Mushrooms and Herbs

    Michaela Haas

    September 17, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The Transfarmation Project is helping farmers transition away from factory farming and into healthier, more sustainable options like growing mushrooms. It runs pilot projects to develop blueprints for farmers to follow and connects them with consultants and resources.

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  • Sweet watermelon turns sour amid climate change

    Sadiqur Rahman

    September 14, 2024 |

    Bangladesh First |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Farmers in Bangladesh are switching from shrimp aquaculture to growing rice and watermelon during different seasons to increase their incomes and have more consistent harvests as they deal with the impacts of climate change.

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  • Tilling the Floodplain: How Farmers Embrace the Power of Floods

    Geetanjali Krishna

    September 13, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: India, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh

    Farmers in Uttar Pradesh, India, are using an age-old farming practice known as flood recession farming, which involves planting crops in floodplains when water recedes, to grow crops with less water during droughts.

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  • How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon

    Leocadia Bongben

    September 11, 2024 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Cameroon, Garoua

    Farmers in Garoua, Cameroon, are repopularizing a traditional agricultural technique called Zai to restore the soil they’re growing on and combat human-caused desertification. To do so, they dig holes across their fields so compost, grain, and rainwater can sink into them and prevent erosion.

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  • The Urban Gardens Where Gender and Climate Justice Grow

    Peter Yeung

    September 11, 2024 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

    The city of Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Program creates sustainable access to food by providing land and agricultural training, and it prioritizes empowering vulnerable populations, particularly women.

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  • California farmers turn to agave amid drought conditions and climate change

    Manola Secaira

    September 09, 2024 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Farmers and distilleries in California are building a market for agave, a drought-resistant crop used to make tequila and mezcal, in light of the state’s increasingly hotter and drier climate. Agave could help farmers sustain their livelihood as thirstier crops like almonds or avocados become less viable.

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  • The Future of Seaweed Farming in America

    Alexandra Talty

    September 05, 2024 |

    Civil Eats |

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    Response Location: United States

    Seaweed farms in the United States are working to fight climate change by offering a more sustainable food source and a versatile raw material that could replace petroleum feedstocks and help industries decarbonize.

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  • Drip Irrigation Yields Promising Water Conservation Results in Utah

    Gergo Szikszai

    September 05, 2024 |

    TechBuzz |

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    Response Location: United States, Utah

    Farmers in Utah are installing drip irrigation technology to reduce their water use amid a drought by watering crops directly at the root. The technology, created by the Tel Aviv-based agritech company Netafim, can be tailored to meet the needs of different crops.

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  • Can Backyard Farming Fix Kampala's Food Prices?

    Rhonet Atwiine

    August 26, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Kampala

    Residents of Kampala, Uganda, are turning to various urban farming practices to grow their own food in light of rising food prices. Many of them grow enough excess that they're able to sell crops at local markets for additional income.

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