Agroecology

Sheep graze among the dormant grapevines at Dodon. (Photo credit: Tom Croghan, Dodon)

17 Food and Ag Approaches to Tackling the Climate Crisis

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 5, 2024

A roundup of the most important and promising climate solutions stories we’ve published so far this year.

From Civil Rights to Food Justice, Jim Embry Reflects on a Life of Creative Resistance

By Mya Price

February 22, 2024

Wild Nuts Are Making a Comeback in Southern Appalachia

By Daniel Walton

December 19, 2023

Nuts dry in plastic bins at the Asheville Nuttery storeroom as Justin Holt examines a barrel of walnut shells. The hard material has a number of valuable uses, including sandblasting abrasive, kitty litter, and biochar feedstock. (Photo by Daniel Walton)

Relocalizing the Food System to Fight a ‘Farm-Free Future’

By Nhatt Nichols

November 15, 2023

PFAS Shut Maine Farms Down. Now, Some Are Rebounding.

By Kirsten Lie-Nielsen

October 2, 2023

Can Agroforestry Breathe New Life Into Carbon Markets?

By Daniel Walton

August 29, 2023

Michael RiCharde tending trees on Good Wheel Farm in North Carolina, part of the Carbon Harvest carbon market. (Photo courtesy of Good Wheel Farm)

As the Climate Crisis Escalates, Here Are 18 Food and Ag Solutions

By The Civil Eats Editors

August 1, 2023

Zoe Adjonyoh, author of Zoe's Ghana Kitchen, stands in the field during a 2021 visit to see the okra variety trial. (Photo courtesy of Chris Smith)

Can Farming With Trees Save the Food System?

By Lisa Held

May 17, 2023

After Centuries of Exploitation, Will Indigenous Communities in Biodiversity Hotspots Finally Get Their Due?

By Mark Schapiro

March 7, 2023

Sailing in a wooden boat on the Amazon river in Peru. An indigenous girl sitting on the front of the boat whilst sailing down the river.

Once Scorned, Birds Are Returning to Farms

By Twilight Greenaway

February 27, 2023

A Western Bluebird leaving its nestbox on a farm. (Photo credit: Kevin Cole)

The Edges Matter: Hedgerows Are Bringing Life Back to Farms

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

February 14, 2023

The sun floods the wet meadow making the dew sparkle and the plants appear back lit

Kristin Ohlson Wants Us to Reimagine Collaboration on the Land

By Lee van der Voo

January 11, 2023

Kristin Ohlson and the cover of her book, sweet in tooth and claw

With New Federal Funding, Has Agroforestry’s Moment Arrived?

By Erik Hoffner, Mongabay

November 3, 2022

A handful of hazelnuts harvested by Nutwood Farm co-owner Kalyan Water. (Photo credit: Erik Hoffner/Mongabay)

In the Age of Megadrought, Farmers in the West See Promise in Agave

By Anne Marshall-Chalmers

October 25, 2022

Indigenous Agroforestry Dying of Thirst Amid a Sea of Avocados in Mexico

By Monica Pelliccia, Mongabay

June 10, 2022

Op-ed: Climate Change Is Bringing Agriculture to the Arctic. Let’s Prioritize Food Sovereignty.

By Mindy Jewell Price

May 11, 2022

farming in alaska (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources)

Tracing Regenerative Farming to its Indigenous Roots

By Hannah Wallace

March 10, 2022

liz carlisle and the cover of her book, healing grounds

Soil Proof: The Plan to Quantify Regenerative Agriculture

By Twilight Greenaway

March 7, 2022

Jonathan Lundgren on a field overlooking regenerative agriculture project

Op-Ed: There Is Ample Evidence That Agroecology Can Transform the Food System

By Lauren Baker

March 4, 2022

Smallholder potato farmer harvesting in Kenya on an agroecology focused farm

Don Lewis Is Reviving the Grain Economy in New York’s Hudson Valley

By Liz Susman Karp

October 25, 2021

Did the First UN Food Systems Summit Give Corporations Too Much of a Voice?

By Grey Moran

September 29, 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on September 25, 2021 in New York City. More than 100 heads of state or government are attending the session in person, although the size of delegations are smaller due to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz - Pool/Getty Images)

Op-ed: 6 Reasons People of Color Should Grow Their Own Food

By Sarah Ratliff

September 3, 2021

An adult and child, both people of color, are planting kale in the garden on a sunny day

The Museum Building an Incubator for Native Food Businesses

By Mark Armao

June 21, 2021

Grown by farmers with The Cultural Conservancy, Seneca Onëo white corn is braided for drying prior to shelling for seed and grinding for flour. Photo by Mateo Hinojosa, TCC

Why African Farmers Journeyed to the U.S. with an Urgent Climate Change Message