Reasons to be Cheerful: Midwest farms are going nuts
On farms across the Midwest, biodiversity is getting a boost by adding nut-producing trees to soil depleted by monoculture crops. “There’s just a lot more diverse life here,” says one farmer of his chestnut orchard. “A lot of the things that don’t really have a place in the corn and soy scenario are coming back.”
Midwest Farms Are Going Nuts
By: Elizabeth Hewitt
By: Elizabeth Hewitt
A shift toward growing chestnuts, pecans and walnuts is reviving soil once exhausted by dreary corn and soy.
The Doulas Bringing Babies into the World During Hurricanes
By: Jessica Kutz
By: Jessica Kutz
‘Climate doulas’ prepare pregnant people for any curveball Mother Nature might throw their way, from flooding to storms to extreme heat.
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