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Exciting Research Breeds Seeds for Microclimates
by Michael Sligh and Kelli Dale of RAFI-USA
Through a grant provided by the Farmers Advocating For Organic (FAFO) program, Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) is working with Major Goodman to develop organic seeds well suited for sustainable farming in the Southeast.
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The State of the Seed Industry (And Why You Should Care)
Award-winning international and environmental journalist, Mark Schapiro, recently wrote a book about the “seed resistance” movement. Hear about why this resistance is giving him hope—in spite of the current state of the seed industry.
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Pesticides and Birth Defects—What You Should Know
Dr. Paul Winchester is the Medical Director of the NICU at Franciscan St. Francis Health and a Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He also conducts research on the epidemiology of birth defects..
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Hands-on, Farm-based (and FUN) Education at Zenger Farm
It is perhaps the longest running education debate we have: Should students learn by studying books, or by hands-on experience? A century ago, proponents of “learning by doing,” including the illustrious John Dewey, faced an uphill battle with..
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Dr. Erin Silva, “Soil Whiz”
Dr. Erin Silva is an assistant professor in the plant pathology department at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Her research and extension program focuses on sustainable and organic cropping systems, cover crops and cover-crop-based no-till..
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"We Should Be Alarmed": Protecting Children's Environmental Health
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon is the executive director of the Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN) and a leader in the field of children's environmental health. Our founding director would have never expected that 25 or 26 years later we would..