6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (878+ words) Asael of 4P Foods packages foods from local farmers to distribute across the Northeast, including to Food is Medicine patients. Over the past 20 years, I've met a lot of farmers. I've handled more than a hundred varieties of potatoes in Peru…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (704+ words) Workers at Urban Valley Herb Farm sort out herbs. "We were harvesting very late," recalls Maureen Wavomba, a 24-year-old worker at the Urban Valley Herb Farm in Kikuyu town, 20 kilometers from Nairobi. "Sometimes we would leave home in the evening…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (505+ words) A few years ago, I was involved with a study that showed 98% of the stories we tell about the future are dystopian " think The Hunger Games or Mad Max. We are very good at describing the dark future we don't…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (53+ words) Billion in annual revenue generated for small and mid-sized farms Billion in economic activity Access and download the full report and supporting materials, including the technical appendix and analytical model used in this research. The Rockefeller Foundation's mission is to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (111+ words) America's Small Farms Stand to Benefit All 50 U.S. states stand to benefit if healthcare dollars are spent on FIM programs. The state-by-state economic projections for potential farmer revenue and new jobs created are: Design Will Determine Impact From Farm to FIM:…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (637+ words) Aerial view of solar cold-room at Urban Valley Herb Farm. Each unit can store up to 5 tons of produce. Work looks very different these days at the Urban Valley Herb Farm in Kikuyu town, 20 kilometers from Nairobi. Not long ago,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (177+ words) Clean cooking is a fast way to deliver dignity, health, and economic opportunity " at massive scale. This Initiative is built to turn commitment into real projects, real infrastructure, and real access by mobilizing more capital," said Toby Rice, CEO and…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (374+ words) Amanda is a student at Bertola Elementary school in Jundia, Brazil. Ingredients for the school lunches here come from local farms that use regenerative practices. "For the children benefiting from school feeding programs, their school meal may be the only…...