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As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s push to detain and deport as many immigrants as possible, supercharged by hundreds of billions of new dollars, is hitting the food system and worker communities hard.
ICE Enforcement Surge Hits Workers Across the Food System
As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s immigration push is rippling through communities at a high cost.
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“As we encourage and train new farmers, I believe we must be honest about this reality, and about what they can expect,” says farmer and educator Caiti Hachmyer. "This honesty may release new farmers from feelings of failure.”
Confessions From a Farmer on the Edge
My dedication to farming nearly broke me. Here's how we can find a better way for the farmers of the future.
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Study: Regenerative Agriculture Farms Hold Key Climate Solutions
Study: Regenerative Agriculture Farms Hold Key Climate Solutions
Ecologist Jonathan Lundgren launched the 1,000 Farms Initiative to compare regenerative and conventional farming. The data is coming in.
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As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s immigration push is rippling through communities at a high cost.
ICE Enforcement Surge Hits Workers Across the Food System
As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s immigration push is rippling through communities at a high cost.
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In Puerto Rico, New Farm Models Avoid Imports and Industrial Food
In Puerto Rico, New Farm Models Avoid Imports and Industrial Food
More farmers are working to bring healthy food directly to their communities.
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As election day nears, how are food and agriculture policy shifts impacting West Virginian voters?
As Midterms Approach, Federal Food Policies Have West Virginians Turning Toward Community
As midterms approach, West Virginia residents describe the impact of the past two years of the Trump administration on the food system.
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The Federal Trade Commission along with 20 states filed a lawsuit against the Dollar General Corporation Tuesday for allegedly charging customers more than the price displayed on shelves. ➡️ buff.ly/IabwOBm
In Puerto Rico, various efforts are building connections between producers and consumers to respond to community needs. “We organized as a community,” says farmer Omar García. “We fed ourselves within our communities as a method of survival.” Read more from our Farming 250 series. ⬇️
In Puerto Rico, New Farm Models Avoid Imports and Industrial Food
More farmers are working to bring healthy food directly to their communities.
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“To be well, to find emotional, physical, and financial stability in our political and economic reality, requires balance. There is no recipe for this. It will look different for every farmer." Read farmer and educator Caiti Hachmyer’s story about farming burnout in our Farming 250 series. ⬇️
Confessions From a Farmer on the Edge
My dedication to farming nearly broke me. Here's how we can find a better way for the farmers of the future.
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A growing number of food and farming operations in Puerto Rico are working together to get healthy food directly to their communities. “For us, the most important solution to hunger is to have a direct network between producers and consumers.”
In Puerto Rico, New Farm Models Avoid Imports and Industrial Food
More farmers are working to bring healthy food directly to their communities.
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“I realized prioritizing rest and physical healing was paramount to my survival. I also realized that none of this made me a failure as a farmer.” Read farmer and educator Caiti Hachmyer’s story about farming burnout in our Farming 250 series. ⬇️
Confessions from a Farmer on the Edge
My dedication to farming nearly broke me. Here's how we can find a better way for the farmers of the future.
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A group of 20 states and the Federal Trade Commission allege that Dollar General has failed to address thousands of complaints from customers.
Dollar General Sued Over Alleged Overcharges
A group of 20 states and the Federal Trade Commission allege that Dollar General has failed to address thousands of complaints from customers.
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“Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world,” —Dolores Huerta, iconic labor organizer and civil rights activist, who has died at the age of 96. Read some of our previous coverage of her work and legacy. ➡️ buff.ly/r8FR7fd
Food and farmworker communities are reeling, and if ICE continues operations at the same rate and expands to other food-producing areas, that could have broader impacts on the food supply and prices.
ICE Enforcement Surge Hits Workers Across the Food System
As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s immigration push is rippling through communities at a high cost.
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"The thing about farming is that it is addicting. And consuming. ... But to be well, to find emotional, physical, and financial stability in our political and economic reality, requires balance." Read farmer and educator Caiti Hachmyer’s story about farming burnout in our Farming 250 series. ⬇️
Confessions from a Farmer on the Edge
My dedication to farming nearly broke me. Here's how we can find a better way for the farmers of the future.
civileats.com
Food and farmworker communities are reeling, and if ICE continues operations at the same rate and expands to other food-producing areas, that could have broader impacts on the food supply and prices.
ICE Enforcement Surge Hits Workers Across the Food System
As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s immigration push is rippling through communities at a high cost.
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"Our study shows that if we were to implement regenerative row cropping systems on a national scale, that it represents the best climate solution currently available. And farmers don’t lose money or productivity,” says ecologist Jonathan Lundgren. Read the full Q&A. ⬇️
Study: Regenerative Agriculture Farms Hold Key Climate Solutions
Ecologist Jonathan Lundgren launched the 1,000 Farms Initiative to compare regenerative and conventional farming. The data is coming in.
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As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s push to detain and deport as many immigrants as possible, supercharged by hundreds of billions of new dollars, is hitting the food system and worker communities hard. @lisaelaineh.bsky.social reports. ⬇️
ICE Enforcement Surge Hits Workers Across the Food System
As the midterms approach, the Trump administration’s immigration push is rippling through communities at a high cost.
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Ecologist Jonathan Lundgren launched the 1,000 Farms Initiative to compare regenerative and conventional farming. In a Q&A with Civil Eats, Lundgren discusses the project’s findings and what they mean for the future of farming on a warming planet.
Study: Regenerative Agriculture Farms Hold Key Climate Solutions
Ecologist Jonathan Lundgren launched the 1,000 Farms Initiative to compare regenerative and conventional farming. The data is coming in.
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A long-awaited proposal is a positive step forward, but could also push food assistant costs to states already facing new budgetary challenges due to the One Big Beautiful Bill.
USDA Proposes Efforts to Boost EBT Card Security
A long-awaited proposal could push food assistance costs to states already facing new budgetary challenges.
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According to a study published by ecologist Jonathan Lundgren, advanced regenerative farms stored nearly 40% more carbon in their soils compared to the conventional farm controls between 2022 and 2023. Senior Staff Reporter @lisaelaineh.bsky.social sat down with Lundgren to discuss the findings. ⬇️
Study: Regenerative Agriculture Farms Hold Key Climate Solutions
Ecologist Jonathan Lundgren launched the 1,000 Farms Initiative to compare regenerative and conventional farming. The data is coming in.
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In Chicago, Historic Hull House Shares Lessons on Urban Farming
In Chicago, Historic Hull House Shares Lessons on Urban Farming
An exhibit on the experimental space and its impact asks what it means to cultivate a city rooted in care.
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Aly Nazarok, a housing counselor in West Virginia, says she regularly suggests food pantries, but since the government shutdown, the pantries have been struggling to keep their shelves stocked. "We still haven't fully recovered from that."
As Midterms Approach, Federal Food Policies Have West Virginians Turning Toward Community
As midterms approach, West Virginia residents describe the impact of the past two years of the Trump administration on the food system.
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Farmers Tim and Rebecca Cooper strive to feed people who may otherwise struggle to eat well. But it hasn’t been easy. Like many people Civil Eats spoke to ahead of the midterm elections, some Trump administration policies have made it harder for them to succeed.
In West Virginia, Federal Funding Cuts Leave Farmers Struggling to Feed Communities
After a scramble to replace lost federal dollars, West Virginia farmers are facing high costs and growing need.
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West Virginia has been quick to adopt many MAHA policies, but is it getting easier for residents to eat healthy? Ahead of the midterm election, the Civil Eats news team traveled across the state to find out. ➡️ buff.ly/ShZLunR
Since Republicans in Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill last July, 14,000 fewer West Virginians, including 4,000 children, are now on SNAP. “That number doesn’t share the need. That number shares the amount of people who now are unable to access that resource."
SNAP Participation Has Dropped. The Need Hasn’t.
The Trump administration has called drops in federal food assistance enrollment good news. Access advocates and recipients disagree.
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While MAHA leaders at the national level celebrate the action on SNAP and food dyes as a win, some West Virginians say they view the MAHA action as more rhetoric, leaving pressing issues—like aging infrastructure, lack of jobs, food insecurity, and water safety—unresolved.
Food Access Organizers See Empty Promises from MAHA
West Virginia was an early adopter of the Make America Healthy Again movement, but many here say access to food and clean water is more pressing.
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Calley Means, a driving force behind the Trump administration’s nutrition efforts, resigned from the administration days ahead of midterm elections.
Top MAHA Food Policy Adviser Exits Trump Administration
The MAHA food policy advisor, a driving force behind the Trump administration’s nutrition efforts, resigned from the administration days ahead of midterm elections.
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