Can Land Conservation and Dual-Use Solar on Farms Coexist?
Most Massachusetts residents agree on the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis. But when it comes to the question of solar development, they’re much...
It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?
In America’s fruit and nut basket, water is now the most precious crop of all. It explains why, amid a historic drought parching much of...
Climate Change Might Be Threatening the Future of Apples
Patrick and Sara McGuire have been growing apples since they were married 25 years ago. Their 150 acres in Ellsworth, Michigan—dubbed Royal Farms—are a mix...
Climate versus jobs? Not in this heartland state.
For five generations, Andrew Bowman’s family has worked the land in Oneida, population 700-ish – a flat and fertile swath of Illinois his father always...
These 4 start-ups are using seaweed to help save the planet
We’re all familiar with the role forests play when it comes to providing a sustainable source of food, energy and raw materials, and locking away...
Agencies, nonprofits help farms adapt to changing landscape
The Farms and Fields Program and the Washington Farmland Trust are among the private and public efforts designed to help. Both have ties to the...
By necessity, local farmers grow resilient to climate change
In fall 2003, Silvana farmer Spencer Fuentes, who is also a commercial fisherman, was harvesting brine shrimp at the Great Salt Lake. His cellphone rang....
Ditching meat isn’t the answer for climate change. Better farming is.
Suddenly, meat is out in the high-end food world. Eleven Madison Park, a New York City restaurant with three Michelin stars, recently announced that when it...