In the Midwest, fertile soil is being excavated in pursuit of fossil fuels, while communities suffer.

A new frontier for local food in Charm City.

While other cities may just be lighting a spark, Baltimore has been tending the fire of its solidarity economy for years, and many look to it as a model.

Although they’re generally coping much better than their conventional dairy counterparts, “organic” and “grassfed” are no longer synonymous with “safe” for farmers.

Communities trying to stop the expansion of industrial animal agriculture gain traction in Iowa and across the country.

“‘Basically, it starts to feel like I’m being financially irresponsible if I keep farming.”