Our food, agriculture, and fishing policies and practices impact just about every aspect of our lives – from ecology to economy, health, local sovereignty, resilience, rural community character, and vitality. These policies and practices can contribute to current crises, or help to solve them.
(The Center Square) – The USDA has announced $75 million to help farmers transition to organic practices. Longtime farmer Dave Bishop of PrairiErth Farm in Atlanta, Ill., says chemical-free farming is an opportunity for rural communiti.