Last Monday, hundreds of farmers from across the country converged on Washington, D.C. to demand that legislators respond to the climate crisis in the upcoming Farm Bill. This legislation, which is currently in the early
Perhaps the most well-known tool a farmer can use to introduce diversity into their growing system is the crop rotation. Each farm is different and may benefit from a crop rotation designed specifically to
The Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act (PACTPA) was re-introduced in the Senate by Senator Cory Booker on February 6 and is due to be reintroduced in the House mid-March. This bill would overhaul
We enter another year where all of us who work at PAN and everyone who works as partners in the effort to build a better, healthier, and more equitable food and farming system must take
Roundup and other glyphosate products are the most widely used herbicides in the US. Altogether, we are looking at application numbers that approach 300 million pounds per year, with sales to the tune of $2.3
In October of 2022, nine parents (makua) and seven children (keiki) from four Hawaiian islands participated in the first Mahi’ai Camp on Moloka’i. Participants learned about traditional food sustainability practices, including planting kalo (taro) and
We are honored to be able to share a poem by Hanohano Na’ehu that was read at the first Mahi’ai Camp on Moloka’i.
After nearly two decades of vegetable and fruit production, I have come to the conclusion that one of the most under-used tools in a farmer’s toolbox is intercropping, or multiple crops in one growing system.
We’re calling on FAO leadership to end their indefinite agreement with pesticide industry group CropLife International.