USDA to Invest $50 Million in New Cooperative Agreements for Racial Justice and Equity

Cross-posted from USDA. Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, August 25, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $50 million in cooperative agreements to support historically underserved farmers

Evaluating the Untapped Potential of U.S. Conservation Investments to Improve Soil and Environmental Health

From Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. Andrea Basche1*, Katherine Tully2, Nora L. Álvarez-Berríos3, Julian Reyes4, Laura Lengnick5, Tabitha Brown6, Jennifer M. Moore6, Rachel E. Schattman7, Lana Koepke Johnson1 and Gabrielle

Building Bioregional Food Systems Post-COVID 19: The Northeast Healthy Soil Network & the power of regional food system reform consortium work

Originally published by 350VT. If the public demands it, we have all we need to build a regional food system in the Northeast. Thanks to COVID, the people are demanding

Perennial vegetables: A neglected resource for biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and nutrition

Eric Toensmeier, Rafter Ferguson, Mamta Mehra (Published: July 10, 2020 on https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234611) Abstract: Perennial vegetables are a neglected and underutilized class of crops with potential to address 21st century challenges. They represent 33–56%