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Personal story (April 13, 2026 ) From Half-Barrel Gardens to a Thriving Micro-Farm: Lisa's Oak Spring Farm Oak Spring Farm, an organic farm in Freeland, MD is proof that you don't need hundreds of acres to make a real impact. On less than two acres of cultivated land, Lisa has…
soil superhero, climate victory gardens

Personal story (May 13, 2025 ) In the heart of Bloomington, where liberal ideals often clash with systemic realities of poverty and injustice, People’s Cooperative Market (“People’s Market”) has been cultivating more than just crops – it’s been nurturing a vision of food…
soil superhero, Climate Victory Garden

Personal story (May 13, 2025 ) In the town of Ellettsville in southern Indiana, where suburbia fades into farmland, Lauren McCalister's farm stands as a testament to resilience and community. The black-owned farm, situated at a unique crossroads of American life – nestled in a…
soil superheroes, climate victory gardens, regenerative agriculture

Personal story (May 30, 2024 ) Do you want the tea? Organic tea, that is! Then it’s time to take a trip to Arkansas and visit The Green Corner Store’s Tea Bar—or you can visit their website, of course.  Treated like a sustainable crop, organic tea is made without…
organic tea, the green corner store, small business, green business, Green Business Network

Personal story (September 7, 2023 ) “Let’s reinvigorate this garden.”  Before head gardener Dave Ardnt peered between tall fencing, the Locust Point Community Garden sat in disrepair.   Started by a former-resident and Under Armour (UA) employee, UA initially…
regenerative farming, community garden

Personal story (September 5, 2023 ) Adamah Farm is a regenerative homestead located at the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, CT. It consists of 20 acres of farm fields, orchards, and pasture. Per Adamah: "Adamah (ah-dah-mah) is the Hebrew word for earth,…

Personal story (August 21, 2023 ) He’s called the “Transformpreneur℠” and he’s here to make your business and endeavors thrive. With Going Beyond Sustainability, having a business or project be both profitable and good for the planet—in ways you’ve never considered—is the goal.…
Going Beyond Sustainability

Personal story (April 5, 2023 ) Re:wild Your Campus, a program of Re:wild, believes young people have the power to make lasting change. The program’s goal is to create safer, more sustainable living and learning environments for all. It offers remote, one-year paid student…
soil superhero

Personal story (April 5, 2023 ) After the 2016 US presidential election, Christina Dedora, Eliza Sutton, and Katherine Brown—former co-workers at the Southside Community Land Trust in Providence, RI—were so deeply concerned by the anti-immigrant and refugee rhetoric surrounding…
regenerative farming

Personal story (March 22, 2023 ) Fifteen years ago, when Swati Srivastava and Mark Bartosik, two expats from India and England, looked out at their “typical American lawn” in Bayshore, New York, they felt they had two options: water, water, water to dispel those pesky yellow…
vegetable garden green gardening, organic garden, zero waste, home garden

Personal story (March 9, 2023 ) When you read the name of the organization Project Sweetie Pie (PSP), its founder, Michael Chaney, wants to evoke the feeling of an elder lovingly calling you “sweetie pie,” who wishes for and sees the best in you.   Chaney sees the…
food equity in Minnesota

Personal story (March 9, 2022 ) Cousins and neighbors, Tim (who has always had a green thumb, growing loofahs on his back fence as a kid) and Kory Byrne, started growing hops out of curiosity in 2017. Their neighbor was a homebrewer, so they thought, “Why not try growing a few…
Knob View Hops-Soil Superheroes, beer, food, agriculture, soil superhero, soil superheroes, soil

Personal story (February 18, 2022 ) “It's never a Me thing. It's a We thing”   Roberta Eaglehorse-Ortiz (Oglala Lakota/Yomba Shoshone) is the founding farmer and owner of Wombyn’s Wellness Garden. Although Roberta had never read a seed package when the Oregan Food Bank in…
organic, gardening, regenerative agriculture, soil superheroes, community, food sovereignty, food justice, feeding communities, birthwork, earthwork, social justice

Personal story (August 30, 2021 ) OLD CITY ACRES Growing produce sustainably, lovingly, conservatively, locally, and beyond organic Established:  2013 Location:  Belleville, MI Website: http://www.oldcityacres.com/ Old City Acres was established in 2013 by Alexander Ball…
regenerative agriculture, sustainable farming, organic farming

Personal story (July 13, 2021 ) Contact Love and Carrots: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter  Anyone who has tasted a home-grown tomato can attest that it is worlds apart from one that was bought at a grocery store, which likely…
farm to table, DC, DC urban farming, urban farming, Love and Carrots, organic gardening, food systems, Meredith Sheperd, gardening tips

Personal story (November 9, 2020 ) Contact Purrfect Play: Website | Etsy | Instagram | Pinterest Pam Wheelock always loved cats but was disappointed when she saw that most store-bought toys were made in China from bright, synthetic materials.…
purrfect play, Purrfectplay, sustainable business, pet toy, natural pet toys, natural dog toy, natural cat toy, organic, hemp, cotton, humane, donate, green business

Personal story (March 30, 2020 ) Written by Wendy Weiner, a gardener by trade who builds vegetable gardens and teaches the art of gardening to her clients. She is a graduate of Seed School and is one of the founding members of the Salida Seed Library in Salida, Colorado.…
seed saving

Personal story (March 26, 2020 ) Written by Hannah Van Eendenburg (third from left), a graduate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder, studying cultural anthropology. She is an avid soccer player, gardener, and a co-founder of the S.A.V.E. (Seeds Adapted to Variable…
seed saving

Personal story (March 8, 2020 ) By: Ken Roseboro, The Organic Non-GMO Report  Many Midwest farms are struggling with low grain prices and the trade war with China, among other challenges. But a small farm in Nebraska offers farmers hope that a focus on soil health can help…
Scott Gonnerman, farmers, farms, soil, soil health, soil testing

Personal story (March 8, 2020 )   “Our philosophy is that a healthy, living soil produces healthy plants that are resilient to pest and disease.  We use the principles of permaculture and biodynamic agriculture, but we aren’t really about the labels, just growing the…
ECO City Farms, farmers, nutrition, farms, community, community engagement, education