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G-double-Ewe: Regenerative agriculture on an urban campus
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Vidya Muthupillai

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

G-double-Ewe: Regenerative agriculture on an urban campus
Essay | Wild rice farming in Northern California: Finding sustainability for a notoriously unsustainable crop
Julia Paige-Carter

Planet Forward Correspondent | Arizona State University

Essay | Wild rice farming in Northern California: Finding sustainability for a notoriously unsustainable crop
Following the river: Sibling farmers face New Mexico’s drought
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Eva Kotobuki Sideris

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

Following the river: Sibling farmers face New Mexico’s drought
Setbacks and solutions: Agricultural water consumption in the Colorado River Basin
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Max Sano

Planet Forward Alumnus | Franklin & Marshall College, New York University

Setbacks and solutions: Agricultural water consumption in the Colorado River Basin
The crisis affecting small farms and their farmers: Mental health in agricultural circles
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Zareen Reza

University of Connecticut

A woman steps over a large tarp covering crop land at a small farm.
In defense of native plants
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

An illustration of an acorn artfully sprouting different kinds of leaves.
Sustainable agriculture provides a unique solution to food insecurity for D.C. residents
Alyssa Landolfi

George Washington University

A man stands next to a raise garden bed, gesturing as he speaks. Other raised garden beds can be seen in the background.
Perennial grains are the future of sustainable agriculture
Cassidy Hough

Michigan State University

Illustration showing annual grains and perennial grains growing from 12 to 24 months, with longer roots for perennial grains.

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Beyond the soil | Water in Colorado
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Eric Forbes

Planet Forward Correspondent | Colorado State University

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Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

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Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

A man in a long shirt and pants hold a long pole out over a section of crops in a large field. The pole is spraying a mist over the plants.
Animal welfare a missing topic in Supreme Court arguments about California’s Proposition 12
Emma Ricketts

Northwestern University, Medill News Service

A youthful looking pig peers into the camera while walking in a field with fellow pigs.
Does our soil have a future?
Jet Windhorst

University of Connecticut

The garden of the Spring Valley Student Farm, a one-acre vegetable garden owned by UConn dining services and run by UConn students in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 28, 2022.
Reinventing a sustainable crab fishery
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey

Planet Forward Correspondent | University of California, Berkeley

An illustration showing a whale entangled by a crab fishing rope, with a small orange crab on the whale's underside, helping by snipping the rope.
Growing Soil | Soil care in regenerative agriculture
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Hannah Krantz

Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University

Farmers forced to adapt as changing precipitation patterns reduce output, income
Madeline Papcun

University of Connecticut

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