February Numbers Show Drop in US Farm Value
Reuters News Service Reports: The average price of quality U.S. farmland fell 3 percent in 2014, marking the first annual decline in almost 30 years, the Federal Reserve Bank of […]
20 Best College Farms
Best College Reviews highlights the top 20 College Farms! Here are the top 5. 1. Warren Wilson College Warren Wilson College is a national liberal arts college structured around values […]
Farm Worker Rights Battle in the Strawberry Fields
From Civil Eats by Steve Holt For many, a red, ripe strawberry elicits sweet memories of sunshine, summer, and childhood. Glorietta, a strawberry picker in California, has quite a different […]
Farmers walking away from their leases in the Midwest
A report from Reuters News Service: Across the U.S. Midwest, the plunge in grain prices to near four-year lows is pitting landowners determined to sustain rental incomes against farmer tenants […]
The Commons, Legally
David Bollier digs into the commons, and what law students, and all of us should know about our shared properties. From the article: If you mention “the commons” to someone […]
End of a Prison Farm, Opportunities for Local Farmers
Prospective farmers have until 10 a.m. Monday to submit bids to lease parcels of land at the Guilford County Prison Farm, county staff said at a walk-through Tuesday at the […]
Proposed Museum Could Unveil History, and Future
In a small beach haven in North Florida, there once lived a society separate from the economic realities of Jim Crow era America. As in many U.S. towns during that […]
Citizens of a New Nation
A group advocating for the protection of watersheds opens up the philosophy of citizenship to explore a new type of “nation”. From the Rose Coalition of Watershed’s web page. Rose C.O.W. […]
Women’s Access to Land Reaches Legislature in Ghana
A report from Ghana Web details new government support for “smallholder farmers.” From the article: The President of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs pledged his support to help […]
Divestment, Investment and What’s Happening with Big Money
The Guardian newspaper has recently set on a campaign in part to encourage the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to divest from fossil fuels. Meanwhile, AGRA Watch has released […]