food sovereignty

‘It feels more honest’: Looking at Indigenous agricultural practices in research and in the classroom

The University of Wisconsin-Madison

Old Mason jars filled with heritage corn and tins of commercial tobacco are what planted the initial idea for the Goldman Lab’s Inter-Tribal Seed Stewardship Initiative.

Practicality and passion

Marina Minic, UW-Madison junior enjoying a locally-grown apple from Madison's Late Winter Market. (Molly DeVore/University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Molly DeVore

The University of Wisconsin-Madison

A University of Wisconsin-Madison program for beginning dairy and livestock farmers is teaching sustainable agricultural practices, which can both help students find an economic niche and benefit the environment.

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Thermal cooker helps reduce indoor air pollution, use of wood as fuel

Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow

Most people in sub-Saharan Africa still use a wood fire to cook food. Aisata Ibamie, a young renewable energy engineer from Cameroon, has a low-tech solution to reduce indoor air pollution and save trees.

Bees and chili peppers: A solution to human-wildlife conflict in Zimbabwe

Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow

Wildlife lawyer and farmer Taku Mutezo has a solution to Zimbabwe's human-wildlife conflict that uses natural and local resources, and benefits the community as well.

NelPlast: Transforming plastic waste into low-cost houses in Ghana

Beverly Ndifoin

Mandela Washington Fellow

A former tech worker turned eco-entrepreneur in Ghana works to intercept plastics on the way to the landfill by repurposing the plastic into an award-winning building product.

Astonishing Alaska | A surprising collective discovery in Alaska's vast wilds

Victoria Middleton

Digital Editor, Planet Forward

When our 2022 Storyfest winners, traveling with Lindblad Expeditions, explored Alaska's vast and remote terrain, they were surprised that instead of feeling separated, they felt more connected.