food politics
Four Farmers Project: Dark Horizons
Human civilization has thrived in regions where climate has been steady and benign. But farming on the Great Plains is full of surprises.
07.24.08
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- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Black Gold
The Christensons grow food crops for fuel and are proud of it. The way they see it, their corn creates ethanol and still feeds people.
07.17.08
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- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce
food politics
Four Farmers Project: Shunning Conventional Wisdom
Organic farming begins as a way of life, and it is not for the faint of heart.
07.10.08
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- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- organics market
food politics
Four Farmers Project: An Advocate for Technology
In this era of industrial agriculture, it is difficult to remember that Dale Hargens is a liberal farm advocate.
07.03.08
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- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- environment
food politics
Four Farmers Project: A Storm in America’s Heartland
On the Great Plains, farming has the feel of war and chaos, with Mother Nature and the international commodity markets providing the “shock and awe.”
06.27.08
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- sam hurst,
- farms + fish,
- four farmers project,
- agriculture,
- produce
magazine
Betting the Farm
Washington has created a tangled web of subsidies that determines the way our food is grown. One South Dakota family demonstrates why you should care about the Farm Bill.
April 2008
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- sam hurst,
- farm bill,
- food policy,
- farming,
- agriculture
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