Food Resources

Leah Penniman discusses how community farms can uproot the food system and create opportunities for Black and Brown farmers.

Almost a century after the Dust Bowl, the unsolved problem of soil erosion clouds the future of US agriculture.

US farms are losing soil to erosion at an unsustainable rate. To meet this threat, we need policies that support farmers in conserving and rebuilding soil.

Each year, nitrogen runoff from Midwestern farms produces a large "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, damaging fisheries and the people who make their living from them. Fortunately, there are solutions that can benefit both farmers and fishers.

Climate hazards across the world will inevitably collide with the COVID-19 pandemic in ways that will disrupt emergency responses to both.

A peer-reviewed article in the Journal of School Health.

A peer-reviewed article published in *Advances in Nutrition*.

A peer-reviewed article published in Ecological Indicators.

A peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.

Pesticide exposure and heat stress conditions combine to present significant risks to farmworkers’ health and safety. Policies to protect their well-being from these threats are urgently needed.

A peer-reviewed article in Public Health Nutrition.

Many people think of soil as “just dirt,” but soil is the foundation of our food system, and taking care of it is vital for our future.