Farming with Less Clean Water
By Dan Pavich 20+ years in the agriculture industry and mostly in the regenerative ag sector, you see some stories and are occasionally...
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Christine R. Nelson
Jul 27, 20232 min read
How to Minimize Irrigation Even in the Hottest of Summers
By Christine R. Nelson Photo credit: Many Hands Organic Farm The height of the 2022 growing season will be remembered for the undesirable...
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William Horvath
Jul 26, 202312 min read
Water Management For Every Permaculture Farm
By William Horvath When I was a kid, my brother and I used to enjoy the winter weather at my grandparent’s farm in the mountains. In a...
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Jul 20, 20234 min read
A Land Back Moment for the Onondaga Nation
The Onondaga Nation, in Unprecedented Land Back Moment, Regains 1023 Acres of the Land Stolen by New York State The Onondaga Nation will...
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STEPHEN LESLIE
Jul 18, 20235 min read
Where Has All the Water Gone
By Stephen Leslie 2022 was a hot dry summer across the region, and in fact, across the Northern Hemisphere. Concerns about water...
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Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World
A book excerpt from Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World: How Regenerative Grazing Can Restore Soils and Stabilize the Climate By...
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Grace Oedel
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Vermont's Universal Recycling Law & Growing Plastic Pollution
Growing plastic pollution and profits for multinational corporations was not the intention of Vermont's Universal Recycling Law By Grace...
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Obiora Embry
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Positive Vibrations and Love Aided in Healing Trees
By Obiora Embry Obiora Embry and his siblings were born to Afrocentric, artistic/creative, intelligent, forward-thinking, family- and...
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STEPHEN LESLIE
Jul 11, 20234 min read
Policy: NFFC Fly-in 2023
By Stephen Leslie I recently had the honor and privilege to represent Nofa-Vt at the National Family Farm Coalition (NFFC) DC Fly-in that...
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Sarah Gilliatt
Jul 11, 20235 min read
Policy: To Civic Engagement in Life-Affirming Agricultural Policy
Report on the Recent NFFC Fly-in from Sarah Gilliatt Having just participated in the (NFFC) 2023 Fly-in to Washington, DC between...
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Jim Riddle
Jul 11, 20236 min read
Policy: The End of Organics
By Jim Riddle The fundamental concepts of organic farming have always been, “Feed the Soil, not the Plant,” and “Healthy Soil leads to...
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Adjoa Kittoe
Jul 11, 20233 min read
Opinion: Water and Farming: A Crucial Connection
By Adjoa Kittoe Water and farming are inextricably linked, and access to a reliable supply of water is essential for food production and...
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Devin Cornia
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Farmer Wellness Matters
By Devin Cornia By now, many of us have likely seen or heard the phrase “No Farms, No Food." It’s simple, true, and in just four words,...
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Crystal Stewart Courtens
Jul 11, 20239 min read
Ten Years of Research on Garlic: Part One
By Crystal Stewart Courtens Here we are, our garlic crop is all tucked into the ground while we rest for the winter and eagerly await...
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Rema Boscov
Jul 10, 20239 min read
Simple Gifts Farm
By Rema Boscov Spring planting time. Four people wait to take their seats on the newly adapted water-wheel transplanter. In their...
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Elizabeth Gabriel
Jul 10, 20234 min read
Spring 2023 - Letter from the Editor
By Elizabeth Gabriel It’s been a balmy winter in upstate New York and worries about the sap season (not to mention the general longevity...
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ELIZABETH HENDERSON
Apr 5, 20235 min read
Editorial for Countering Corporate Capture Issue
by Elizabeth Henderson, guest editor In this issue of TNF, we focus on concentration in the food system. As the cover image chart shows,...
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PHIL HOWARD
Apr 4, 202317 min read
Concentration and Power in the Food System
BY PHIL HOWARD As you know, there's a tendency in many industries to move away from markets characterized by many small firms towards...
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MICHAEL SLIGH
Apr 3, 20235 min read
Farmers’ Rights: It Is not too Late to Set This Right
BY MICHAEL SLIGH Farmers’ Rights in the international area is used as shorthand for the hard-fought rights to save, share and sell seeds...
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George Nayler
Apr 3, 20238 min read
A Parity Farm Bill for a Future with Family Farms and Monarchs
by George Naylor Once again, so many groups are focused on the “Farm Bill”, the key piece of legislation that could possibly put some...
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