community food systems

Land Line: Conservation Cuts, Riverview, Rural Voices, USDA & Civil Rights, Grazing & Wildfires, Food Hub, Greenwashing, ICE Meat

By Brian DeVore (editor)

September 28, 2026

Sign Up for E-mail Delivery of The Land Line U.S. Farmers Lost Conservation Experts in Trump’s Federal Cuts. Now They’re Hurting for Help (9/12/26) Harvest Public Media reports that cuts to the federal workforce have made it harder for farmers to get assistance in adopting conservation practices. Highlights: The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)… Read More →

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Tags: ag consolidation • Black farmers • community food systems • conservation policy • federal ag policy • Food Hubs • food insecurity • greenwashing • ICE • immigrants • local democracy • meatpackers • NRCS • Pigford • racial discrimination • regenerative farming • regenerative grazing • Riverview Dairy • sheep

Ear to the Ground 348: Urban Agrarian

Elyssa Eull’s tiny farm is tucked between railroad tracks and an empty lot in the heart of a major metropolitan area, but its city soil is producing food on a commercial scale. More Information • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course • California Street Farm • Twin Cities Metro Growers Network • USDA Urban Agriculture Programs at a Glance… Read More →

Ear to the Ground 347: Bite-by-Bite

Mapping a rural region’s “community food assets” reveals isolated islands of opportunity in a sea of corn and soybeans. LSP’s Scott DeMuth says now is the time to connect the dots and create a new relationship between farmers, eaters, and the places they live in. For a transcript of this podcast, click here. More Information •… Read More →