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Unions and NGOs Demand Reform to UK’s ‘Abusive’ Farm Worker Visa Programme
Letter calls on the government to review the Seasonal Worker Visa scheme after an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and VICE World News.
Food Is Getting More Expensive. Libraries Are Helping People Grow Their Own.
As the price of groceries increases, “seed libraries” are helping people grow fresh produce in areas affected by food scarcity.
‘I Was Putting Us in Danger’: What It’s Like Being Pregnant on a Farm
A complex and inefficient social security system leaves many pregnant French farmers no choice but to work until their water breaks.
Big Agriculture Is Printing Children’s Books That Say Pesticides Are Great
A publishing company linked to the most powerful agricultural lobby group in the U.S. is releasing children’s books extolling the benefits of pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers.
The Climate Crisis Is Wreaking Havoc on Farmers in Iraq
"This is the land of my father and grandfather, but if things continue like this we will have to leave."
Upstart Corn Activists in Mexico Just Beat GMO Goliath Bayer-Monsanto
Mexico's Supreme Court voted down an appeal by several chemical and seed companies to allow them to cultivate genetically modified corn.
These Men Were Struck by Lightning – Now They Talk to the Rain
Climate change is changing the lives of Mexico's tlaloques – the farmers chosen to please the god of rain and lightning.
Meet the Black Farmers Fighting Food Deserts in New York
Black Yard Farm Cooperative is producing fresh food to promote food sovereignty in Harlem and the Bronx.
Millions of Mice Are Terrorizing Australia
“People are literally tying strings around their trousers... because they don’t want them running up.”
The Baker Growing Ancient Grains from Prehistoric Times
Low in gluten and high in protein, einkorn wheat is thought to have been one of the first cereals grown by mankind.
How to Provide for Your Neighbors and Yourself in a Racist Food System
Leah Penniman, the founder of Afro-Indigenous community–centered Soul Fire Farm, on food apartheid, reparations, and community-building.
Italians Are Trying to Figure Out Why a Tank Blew Up 50 Chickens
An Italian tank shot in the complete opposite direction of its target, hitting a chicken coop on a nearby farm instead and killing at least 50 hens.