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Women, farming, and climate change

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Last spring First Lady Michelle Obama and local schoolkids started an organic farm at the White House. Okay, they called a garden, but let’s not quibble. Like millions of women farmers around the world, the First Lady was breaking ground … Continue reading →

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Another sign of (political) spring

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Michelle Obama and schoolchildren broke ground today for an organic garden at the White House: This was one of the suggestions environmental journalist Michael Pollan made last fall before the election in his open letter to the next Farmer-in-Chief on … Continue reading →

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