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The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the critical importance of robust local food systems for resilience, sustainability, and community well-being. In 2021, the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church International Health Commission launched the AME Farm and Garden Initiative in response to rising food insecurity at both local and national levels. This initiative aims to connect, catalog, and Read More…
Strange Things Will Blow Your Mind · Nadeesha Sonali Fonseka · · Here are 20 vegetables and herbs you can grow indoors using parts of the produce you would throw away and this can save you a pretty penny the next time you go grocery shopping. Romaine Lettuce Similar to celery, keep the base of Read More…
People of color are more likely to be vegan. But the animal rights movement still has a white face. by Noella Williams Mark Harris for Vox; Photos by Alexandra Genova for Vox, Getty Images Noella Williams is a Brooklyn-based freelance culture writer whose writing has appeared in Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. Read More…
Almost 31 million acres of farmland, double the amount previously documented, were lost to development from 1992 to 2012. (Blake Gumprecht/Forum News Service) In 2020: In the last 20 years, more than 11 million acres of US farmland have been converted, fragmented or paved over by development projects, according to a new report by the Read More…
RETAIL DECLINE: Walmart has shut down 9 stores so far this year Laura Harris A retail analyst’s prediction eight years ago about the retail apocalypse turned out to be true, as Walmart recently announced the shuttering of nine “underperforming” stores in four states this year alone.The first two stores to close this year wer e in California, with Read More…
A NEW FRONTIER: Robot with “living skin” developed in Japan new generation of smart robots could take over farm tasks once handled by humans Apinkblob with beady eyes is gaining widespread attention online – because this newly-developed robot has what researchers call “living skin.” Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the University of Tokyo developed the alien-like Read More…
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