Proposed Federal changes to grant rules increase uncertainty and risks for farmers
Funding freezes, grant terminations, program cancellations, and a woefully understaffed USDA have disrupted the programs and services farmers and rural communities rely on to build environmentally resilient and economically viable businesses.
September 1, 2026
We started a farming club. Why you should start one too
We are long overdue for a return to growing our own food, and the farming club offers a promising way to reconnect with that tradition.
August 28, 2026
Four food safety laws under threat from the ‘Save Our Bacon Act’
For several years now, a few Republican lawmakers and their Big Ag allies have pushed federal legislation to effectively preempt, or block, state food safety and animal welfare laws.
August 21, 2026
From seeds to survival: A farmer’s story from Tajikistan
For a farming community that depends on seasonal consistency, climate change creates uncertainty at every stage of production.
August 20, 2026
‘Activism is not just about political change, it is about spiritual alignment’: Interview with activist Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn
Activist Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn discusses food sovereignty, Māori leadership and challenging colonial frameworks in an interview with Agroecology Now!
August 19, 2026
Feeding the World as if People Mattered: Taking the right lessons from small farm systems – book excerpt
Amid plantation monocultures and industrialized farms built to maximize production at the expense of social and ecological costs to the public, there are also many communities where the economy and ecology are not in conflict.
August 11, 2026
Bullerby farming is perhaps a naive dream, but industrial agriculture is a nightmare
Let us call the bluff of industrial agriculture.
July 29, 2026
Troubled Waters
Microplastic pollution is an issue that’s easy to overlook, but it’s deceptively threatening to both ocean and human health.
