Daily Archives: December 15, 2023

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Building Power

December 15, 2023
RAFI' Climate and Equity Policy Project aims to build policy advocacy capacity among historically marginalized farmers and ranchers, and the BIPOC-led grassroots organizations that support them.
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Plowing Through Paperwork

December 15, 2023
Navigating the USDA’s diversity of programs, resources, and services can feel overwhelming. RAFI's Resources for Resilient Farms program provides plain-language education and training and attentive, one-on-one technical assistance to help farmers access funds.
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Stories from the Soil

December 15, 2023
Though often seen as a summer pursuit, many farmers produce food year-round using high tunnels, row cover, storage crops, and careful planning. Two farmers from Virginia and North Carolina show how strategy and innovation make fall and winter farming possible.
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Budding Bookworms

December 15, 2023
RAFI staff parents review their favorite books for little ones touching on ecology, food, and environmental science.
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Aggregate, Collaborate, Profit

December 15, 2023
Farming collaboratives can help beginning farmers gain a foothold in the market and help develop reliable markets for members' products. Berry Hines Sr., founder of the Eastern North Carolina Farmer Collaborative, talks lessons learned from small farm aggregation.
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Farming on Sunshine

December 15, 2023
Agrivoltaics is the dual production of solar energy and agricultural goods on the same farmland. Harnessing the sun for energy alongside crops or livestock can be a path to financial opportunities and clean energy independence.
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