In October 2017, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California burned more than 36,000 acres and a large part of suburban Santa Rosa, forcing around 100,000 people to evacuate their homes. Grocery stores, ...

Four area organizations who share the goal of strengthening the local food system come together for the Northwest Arkansas ...

Nevada’s farmers face steep challenges. Extreme temperatures, scarce water and limited access to markets test the 3,100 farms that help supply fresh foods to Nevadans. Local farmers also struggle to ...

As leaders of organizations working to build a more sustainable and equitable food system, we believe that a changing climate makes it critical that we grow more of our food closer to home. The crisis ...

Damien Thompson, an assistant teaching professor in the Masters of the Environment (MENV) program, co-founded FrontLine Farming with MENV colleague and lecturer Fatuma Emmaud. On a global scale, ...

Farmers markets are in full swing this summer, bringing fresh food to communities. These markets, along with food hubs and other local food businesses, play an important role in rural economies.

Some third-graders from a local elementary school came to my farm for a tour, and I saw it as an opportunity to test their knowledge. So, before they arrived, I tied some carrots to a small maple tree ...

While there is more than enough food produced to feed the world's population, hunger and food insecurity persist.

If Wyoming residents spent just 5 percent of their grocery budget on local foods, local food production could contribute an additional $36.3 million to the state’s GDP (gross domestic product), ...

In New England, we import a lot of the food we eat. This means we're dependent on outside systems for growing it and getting it here. But those systems can be impacted by everything from climate ...

RACINE COUNTY, WI — For the past two years, nearly 300 Wisconsin farmers and dozens of school districts have relied on the Local Food for Schools (LFS) and Local Purchase Assistance (LFPA) programs.