Are you looking to learn more about organic farming, urban gardening, food justice or climate change? Then look to leaders from BIPOC* communities—which pioneered farming methods that respect and care […]
Imagine assembling a self-contained, regenerative farming system… and making a living doing it. Impossible, you might say—but over the last 20 years Anne and Eric Nordell of Beech Grove Farm […]
On Friday, January 11, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell joined six public and private partners in launching the High […]
Get a day of hands-on farm experience and learn about the basics of regenerative organic agriculture, why soil matters, and how the way we farm can impact much more than food.
I know full well the anxiety that comes with a health crisis. In October of 2016, I was struck with a mysterious illness, including severe flu-like symptoms, that came out […]
Most urban centers across the United States have been labeled as “food deserts,” where city residents do not have access to local, fresh produce. Food is transported to city centers […]
On the Rise With the global population set to hit 9.1 billion by 20501, it’s true that in the future we’ll need to grow more food than ever. But there’s […]
The question of growing food in changing climate is one we all need to be asking. We all eat. Predictions illustrate that climate change could cause irrigated wheat yields in […]
In conversations about farmworker fairness, we tend to focus on wages, labor protections, and access to healthcare. These are essential. But there’s another dimension of fairness that receives far less […]
Britta Schumacher, research intern at Rodale Institute during 2016, graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical and Environmental Geology and is currently a Geography Graduate student at […]
