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A farmworker died. Another became disabled by a heat stroke. Their employer keeps sending people out to the fields.

Tina Vásquez
A farmworker died. Another became disabled by a heat stroke. Their employer keeps sending people out to the fields.

Costa Farms urged to adopt protections for plant nursery workers in the South

Alexandra Martinez
Costa Farms urged to adopt protections for plant nursery workers in the South

‘We were literally slaves’: Incarcerated men expose conditions at Arkansas prison and former plantation

Victoria Valenzuela
‘We were literally slaves’: Incarcerated men expose conditions at Arkansas prison and former plantation

USDA cuts land-access grants, leaving young and underserved farmers in limbo

Kat Grimmett
USDA cuts land-access grants, leaving young and underserved farmers in limbo

The true cost of a houseplant: Florida nursery workers demand binding labor protections

Alexandra Martinez
The true cost of a houseplant: Florida nursery workers demand binding labor protections

Trump’s H-2 visa overhaul legislates indentured servitude, critics say

Maurizio Guerrero
Trump’s H-2 visa overhaul legislates indentured servitude, critics say

Our country does not value the people who help build, feed, and sustain it

Vanessa Trujano
Our country does not value the people who help build, feed, and sustain it

Powered by renewable energy, Alaska growers envision the future of food

Christian Thorsberg
Powered by renewable energy, Alaska growers envision the future of food

The U.S. food system needs more than ‘doomsday vaults’ for seeds

Annie Faye Cheng
The U.S. food system needs more than ‘doomsday vaults’ for seeds

Immigration arrests in Vermont expose vulnerabilities faced by dairy farmworkers

Alexandra Martinez
Immigration arrests in Vermont expose vulnerabilities faced by dairy farmworkers

Groundbreaking bill to protect manoomin incorporates Indigenous lifeways and teachings into Western legal framework

ray levy uyeda
Groundbreaking bill to protect manoomin incorporates Indigenous lifeways and teachings into Western legal framework

We’ll come to you: How an urban farm in Little Rock builds community trust

Gabrielle Lawrence
We’ll come to you: How an urban farm in Little Rock builds community trust