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Katie Perkins

Planet Forward Correspondent | Texas Tech University

Reimagining and democratizing small wind 
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
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Curbing the tide of single-use plastic straws: A simple and natural solution
Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow | Planet Forward Alumnus

Curbing the tide of single-use plastic straws: A simple and natural solution
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Planet Forward Correspondent | Colorado State University

Let it grow! A guide to ethical and sustainable foraging
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Helen Brose

University of North Texas

Let it grow! A guide to ethical and sustainable foraging
How to eat sustainably on campus: Inclusive models for reusability at SUNY-ESF
Owen Volk

Planet Forward Correspondent | SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry

How to eat sustainably on campus: Inclusive models for reusability at SUNY-ESF
Kraken Island: Envisioning a circular society
Lonica McKinney

Virginia Commonwealth University

Kraken Island: Envisioning a circular society

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