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Farming and Food Production

About This Collection

Healthy and local is the focus of this special collection around the people who grow and bring organic food to local markets and the people who shop at these markets. Topics also include how farmers grow organic food and the quality of our food supply around issues to include local economy, seeding, use of pestisides and fertilisers, water, food security, availability and pricing.

Curated by earthsayer

Are You Ready for a New Food Future?

Fair Farms is a movement of consumers, farmers and environmentalists who are ready for a new food future, one that is healthy for people and focuses on growing what we eat in a way that cares for the land and our waterways.

Fair Farms is a campaign of Waterkeepers Chesapeake, a coalition of 19 Riverkeeper, Shorekeeper and Coastkeepers from around the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Betsy Nicholas is the executive director.