Farmer’s Markets in Texas
Farmer’s Markets!! Don’t we all just love going down to our local farmer’s market and getting our sprouts and… Read More »Farmer’s Markets in Texas
People’s History in Texas Blog
40 years of No
Forty years ago, the Department of Energy made a colossally ill-conceived effort to declare Deaf Smith County a repository for… Read More »40 years of No
Black Farmers in Texas part III
by Benjamin Brown Black land loss ranked among the most pressing civil rights issues of the late 20th century, and… Read More »Black Farmers in Texas part III
Black Farmers in Texas part III
by Benjamin Brown Black land loss ranked among the most pressing civil rights issues of the late 20th century, and… Read More »Black Farmers in Texas part III
The Beginning of Southwest Cuisine and the Farm to Table Movement By Shereena Mathew Before the 80’s, Southwestern cuisine didn’t… Read More »
Black Farmers in Texas (part 2)
by Benjamin Brown When the guns of the American Civil War fell silent in May of 1865, a precarious peace… Read More »Black Farmers in Texas (part 2)
Black Farmers in Texas
by Benjamin Brown Part 1 In 1973, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz rendered clear his approach to farm policy:… Read More »Black Farmers in Texas
Wind Power and the TDA
Texas is the now King of Wind! Wind delivered 22% of the state’s electrical energy in 2019. More than the… Read More »Wind Power and the TDA
Farm Bill 1985: A Lost Opportunity
Rally to Save Family Farms Texas Populism Project Doug Zabel grew up on a farm in the Midwest and was… Read More »Farm Bill 1985: A Lost Opportunity
Texas Organic Label First in Nation
First Texas official Organic Label Texas was first State to certify an Organic Label for produce. That’s right—TEXAS! In 1987,… Read More »Texas Organic Label First in Nation