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You Can Now Calculate Your Grocery List's Carbon Footprint

You Can Now Calculate Your Grocery List's Carbon Footprint

Cynthia HirschhornMarch 14, 2023agriculture, civic action

Why composting doesn’t have to be hard anymore

Why composting doesn’t have to be hard anymore

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 21, 2023community, agriculture

See the impact of your food on climate, emissions, water and wildlife

See the impact of your food on climate, emissions, water and wildlife

Cynthia HirschhornFebruary 1, 2023climate, community, environment, agriculture

Storm flooding compounds misery for California farms and workers

Storm flooding compounds misery for California farms and workers

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 24, 2023California, agriculture, environment

Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key

Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 24, 2023climate, environment, California, agriculture

America Is Lost in a Dark Forest, But There's a Path Out

America Is Lost in a Dark Forest, But There's a Path Out

Cynthia HirschhornJanuary 10, 2023agriculture

As the drought persists, one enchanted garden at the foot of the Sierra tends to people

As the drought persists, one enchanted garden at the foot of the Sierra tends to people

Cynthia HirschhornDecember 30, 2022water, agriculture

The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Disrupted Big Agriculture. Here's What That Means for the Planet

The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Disrupted Big Agriculture. Here's What That Means for the Planet

Guest UserJuly 9, 2020environment, agriculture, public health

Trenton’s Urban Gardens Foster Food Sovereignty and Civic Engagement

Trenton’s Urban Gardens Foster Food Sovereignty and Civic Engagement

Guest UserJuly 1, 2020civic engagement, agriculture, environment, civic space

Farmworkers face coronavirus risk: ‘You can’t pick strawberries over Zoom’

Farmworkers face coronavirus risk: ‘You can’t pick strawberries over Zoom’

Guest UserApril 1, 2020public health, agriculture, California

Pesticide Studies Won E.P.A.'s Trust, Until Trump's Team Scorned 'Secret Science"

Pesticide Studies Won E.P.A.'s Trust, Until Trump's Team Scorned 'Secret Science"

Community 2Clinton RodriguezAugust 24, 2018a story, community, agriculture, environment, health

Urban Farmers Haven't Given Up in Their Fight to Protect a South L.A. Site from Development

Urban Farmers Haven't Given Up in Their Fight to Protect a South L.A. Site from Development

Community 2Clinton RodriguezAugust 9, 2018community, agriculture, California, Los Angeles

UCLA Students and NRDC Delve Into Agricultural Water Conservation

UCLA Students and NRDC Delve Into Agricultural Water Conservation

EnvironmentElana AlipingJuly 26, 2018water, environment, education, agriculture, Los Angeles

L.A.’s Incentive for Urban Farming Fails to Take Root

L.A.’s Incentive for Urban Farming Fails to Take Root

Community 2Cynthia HirschhornJuly 24, 2018community, agriculture, California, Los Angeles

Sinking land, Poisoned water: The Dark Side of California's Mega Farms

Sinking land, Poisoned water: The Dark Side of California's Mega Farms

Environment 2Cynthia HirschhornJuly 18, 2018agriculture, a story, water, environment

An Indian State Banned Pesticides. Tourism and Wildlife Flourished. Will Others Follow?

An Indian State Banned Pesticides. Tourism and Wildlife Flourished. Will Others Follow?

EnvironmentElana AlipingMay 31, 2018agriculture, a story, environment, economics

Could Blockchain Have Solved the Mystery of the Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak?

Could Blockchain Have Solved the Mystery of the Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak?

EconomicsElana AlipingMay 27, 2018agriculture, blockchain, a story, economics