Project 2025 Calls for Major Cuts to SNAP and WIC | Civil Eats
Aug 28, 2024 · Project 2025, the right-wing playbook for the executive branch, has gained feverish political attention in recent weeks as a central talking point of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign and many speakers at the Democratic National Convention. The sweeping, 920-page document calls for drastic overhauls of federal agencies as well as the erosion of civil rights and the ...
Project 2025 Spells Out Big Changes to US Agriculture - Civil Eats
Jul 22, 2024 · As of March 2024, the most recent month for which data is available, more than 301,000 farms had close to 25 million acres enrolled in CRP; that’s a lot of acreage, but it represents less than 3 percent of U.S. farmland.. Project 2025, a conservative Republican presidential transition blueprint spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, proposes eliminating CRP.
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Dec 16, 2024 · Adam Reiner is a freelance food writer and former hospitality professional. He has written for Eater, New York Magazine, Food & Wine, and Bon Appetit.
How Four Years of Trump Reshaped Food and Farming
Nov 2, 2020 · In 2017, the EPA reversed an Obama-era ban on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide the agency previously determined was linked to brain damage in children. After battling lawsuits, the agency reaffirmed the decision in 2019 and in 2020, it released a new assessment of the pesticide that excluded several studies and found the science on its dangers “remains unresolved.”
A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland
Dec 4, 2024 · This article is part of our ongoing series, Planting the Seeds of Justice, in which we focus on the connections between climate, health, soil health, and equity for farmers of color. Read all the stories in this series: A Black-Led Agricultural Community Takes Shape in Maryland An urban farm trailblazer begins building a Black agrarian corridor in rural Maryland, fostering community and ...
Why Utah Is Bucking One of the West’s Oldest Water Rules
Nov 5, 2024 · Before he was appointed head of Utah’s Department of Natural Resources, Joel Ferry was a full-time farmer—and a very good one. “I was the top ‘Young Farmer and Rancher’ in the state of Utah a few years ago,” he said on a recent phone call, as he drove across the state, minutes before heading into a meeting with the governor.
Cookbook Challenges Simplified Notions of Black Cooking | Civil Eats
Dec 2, 2024 · The debut cookbook from Asheville, North Carolina-based chef Ashleigh Shanti features recipes from five micro-regions of the American South.
Our 2024 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide | Civil Eats
Dec 3, 2024 · Beekeeping for Gardeners By Richard Rickett. In the first line of Beekeeping for Gardeners, Rick Rickitt professes that the honey bee is a close second to a dog as man’s best friend.Clearly, bees are more than just a hobby for him. Rickitt’s enthusiasm is contagious—and quickly turned me from bee appreciator to bee booster.
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