Farms for the Future: 20 Organizations Protecting Farmland

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By Food TankAug 1, 2020, 3:53 pm466 ptsHot
By Danielle Nierenberg and Maya Osman-Krinsky In the United States, over 2,000 acres of agricultural land are sold every day for housing or commercial development, according to the American Farmland Trust. This has especially affected Black farmers who, since 1920, have seen nearly a 90 percent decline in land…

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