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Students Explore Sustainable Agriculture at McEnroe Farm
The McEnroe Farm opened in the late 1980s, with the help of the McEnroe and Durst families of Duchess County, who had a shared vision for the future of sustainable agriculture. Over time, their endeavor has grown from a small farm with a roadside stand to one of the largest organic farms in the Northeast,…
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Rain, Rain, Go Away…
Assessing biodiversity on coffee farms in Costa Rica is a difficult task when unyielding torrential downpours strike.
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Seawater Greenhouses Produce Tomatoes in the Desert
With the global population increasing by 80 million each year, a third of the planet will likely face water shortages by 2025. This looming water crisis is inextricably linked to food production…
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How an Ecologist Moved to the Center of Sustainable Development
Economists, physicians and a range of social scientists have long found an easy place at the table when it comes to promoting sustainable development in the poorest areas of the world. But an agroecologist? “Agroecologists always feel a little outcast when working on development issues,” says Fabrice De Clerck, an Earth Institute Fellow with the…
