A slew of lawsuits from white farmers claiming “reverse discrimination” has delayed $4 billion in Covid-19 relief funds intended to forgive loans for farmers of color.
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Facing Hunger Foodbank
This Huntington, W.Va.,-based organization distributed more than 7.4 million pounds of food to 116,000 people in three states in 2018, and deploys mobile food pantries to areas without access to fresh produce.
Addressing Food Insecurity
Finding New Ways To Feed Families Story by David Brewer The welcome arrival of spring and summer in Appalachia represents that magical time of year when, instead of bundling up for a trip to the grocery store, we toss on…
TAGS: Appalachian Regional Food Hub Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture F.A.R.M. Cafe Farm-To-Schools Farming Food Insecurity Grayson LandCare Heifer International local farming One Acre Cafe Pay What You Can Road Map for the Food Economy Rosetta's Kitchen SCALE Inc. Seeds of Change Appalachia The Central Appalachian Network USDA
Adapting Farms to Face the Climate Challenge
By Brian Sewell Around the world, farmers are arguably the first to feel the impacts of climate change, and of all the systems put at risk, food may be the most fragile. Some of the largest grain and livestock producing…
TAGS: Climate change Diversity farms price volatility Southeast Climate Consortium U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA
