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Collection: What is the future of food? Return to Group
The downsides of industrial farming have been well documented, but some argue that sustainable practices can't produce enough food for the world. How can we feed ourselves in a healthy way without poisoning the planet?
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New program in Illinois compares farming practices and outcomes
This program aims to identify conservation practices that effectively address environmental issues without risking the farmers’ bottom line.
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Farm house in 1949 and 2022
Photos of the farm house when it was my dad's home compared to how it looked when I last saw it a couple of years ago.
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The Economic Benefits of Urban Farming for New Entrepreneurs
Hi-tech approaches to organic farming, like indoor lighting and irrigation, apps to measure all kinds of stuff. Not quite the approach for my own yard or for the family farm.
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Organic Transition Initiative
It's possible to go from an industrial farm to an organic one, but the process takes at least three years. The USDA has created some resources to assist farmers in that process: "USDA will provide support in three main areas: mentoring and advice, direct farmer assistance, and organic market security."
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Organic Agriculture
In the past decade, U.S. organic retails sales increased by an average of 8 percent per year. In 2021, organic retail sales were estimated to be more than $52 billion, about 5.5 percent of all retail food sales. U.S. farms and ranches sold nearly $11 billion in organic products in 2021.
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New Census Shows Alarming Loss of Family Farms
Family farms have decreased in from a peak of 6.8 million in 1935 to 1.9 million in 2023. The trend continues.
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Food Inc. 2 - movie review
Some problems have worsened [since the release of the Oscar-nominated film, Food Inc.] "We really thought we could change the system one bite at a time,” says investigative author and producer Michael Pollan.
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Farming Systems Trial
The Farming Systems Trial was launched in 1981 with a clear goal: Address the barriers to the adoption of organic farming by farmers. The scientific data gathered from this research has established that organic management matches or outperforms conventional agriculture in ways that benefit farmers and lays a strong foundation for designing and refining agricultural systems that can improve the health of people and the planet.
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Factory farms are our best hope for feeding the planet
“Industrial agriculture” is a phrase used to signify 'bad,' evoking toxic chemicals, monoculture crops, confined animals, the death of the small family farm, but industrial agriculture has one real upside: it produces enormous amounts of food on relatively modest amounts of land."
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