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The color of food

In a first of a four-part series appearing in Civil Eats, author Natasha Bowens (@browngirlfarmin) publishes excerpts from her book, The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience, and Farming. …

Q&A: Liz Carlisle

Liz Carlisle is a fellow at the Center for Diversified Farming Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. in Geography, also from Berkeley, and a B.A. …

The shepherd’s life

There’s usually a story behind a book, and in this case, it’s one that goes back nearly six hundred years. Meet James Rebanks, a shepherd with an Oxford degree who …

4-H re-examined in new book

A new book re-examines the 100-year old 4-H program…and comes to some unexpected conclusions. Kiera Butler’s Raise: What 4-H Teaches 7 Million Kids—and How Its Lessons Could Change Food and …