A beloved—and generally reliable—summer crop now finds itself confronting environmental shifts. 

The Watermelon Vs Climate Change

Many cotton farmers would love to exit the globalized commodity market. Is there enough momentum to do so?

Southern Cotton Struggles

All over Europe, angry farmers have been staging wild protests for months. Despite facing similar issues, their American counterparts have been awfully quiet.

Where’s the Smoke? 

A hopeful Southern project is helping reclaim lost heritage while building livelihoods, rebuilding old foodways, and rejuvenating land.

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The Watermelon Vs Climate Change

Southern Cotton Struggles

Where’s the Smoke?

The Black Farmers Growing Rice