Farm /tags/farm Farm en-US WLRN Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:00:00 GMT 'Food, Inc 2' looks at a Florida farmworkers' rights group — and its Palm Beach fast food foe /food-and-agriculture/2024-04-15/food-inc-2-florida-farmworkers-rights-coalition-immokalee-workers The sequel to the influential documentary 'Food, Inc' — which shone a light on the country's corporate-driven food system —features the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, an organization fighting for human rights in Florida farms. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:00:00 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-04-15/food-inc-2-florida-farmworkers-rights-coalition-immokalee-workers Wilkine Brutus Farmworkers marched through Palm Beach, urging Wendy's chairman to end 'modern-day slavery' on farms /news/2022-04-04/farmworkers-marched-through-palm-beach-urging-wendys-chairman-to-end-modern-day-slavery-on-farms Artists, faith communities and farmworkers with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers marched in Palm Beach to urge Nelson Peltz, board chairman of Wendy's, to join the Fair Food Program. Peltz owns the hedge fund Trian Partners and has a home in the Town of Palm Beach. His hedge fund is the company’s largest shareholder. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:19:00 GMT /news/2022-04-04/farmworkers-marched-through-palm-beach-urging-wendys-chairman-to-end-modern-day-slavery-on-farms Wilkine Brutus Glades residents drop federal lawsuit against sugar farmers /news/2022-03-01/glades-residents-drop-federal-lawsuit-against-sugar-farmers The federal fight against the soot and ash from pre-harvest sugarcane burns has ended — for now. Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:05:47 GMT /news/2022-03-01/glades-residents-drop-federal-lawsuit-against-sugar-farmers Wilkine Brutus FAMU is joining the growing movement of urban farms in Palm Beach County /news/2022-01-17/famu-is-joining-the-growing-movement-of-urban-farms-in-palm-beach-county FAMU is teaching sustainable fresh produce practices to residents in West Palm Beach Mon, 17 Jan 2022 20:35:32 GMT /news/2022-01-17/famu-is-joining-the-growing-movement-of-urban-farms-in-palm-beach-county Wilkine Brutus A new urban farm in Riviera Beach produces hope for the community /news/2022-01-12/a-new-urban-farm-in-riviera-beach-produces-hope-for-the-community A non-profit urban farm partners with city and community stakeholders to produce a food forest that aims to address the city's food desert. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:16:34 GMT /news/2022-01-12/a-new-urban-farm-in-riviera-beach-produces-hope-for-the-community Wilkine Brutus West Palm Beach urban farm fights for its future after lease ends on city-owned land /news/2021-10-12/west-palm-beach-urban-farm-black-farmer-florida-henrietta-bridge-farm The city of West Palm Beach has decided not to renew the land lease for the Henrietta Bridge Farm near the Historic Northwest neighborhood. The decision could worsen the area's food desert situation. Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:00:00 GMT /news/2021-10-12/west-palm-beach-urban-farm-black-farmer-florida-henrietta-bridge-farm Wilkine Brutus Destructive Fruit Flies Threaten Redland /news/2015-09-11/destructive-fruit-flies-threaten-redland Officials met with farmers in southern Miami-Dade County Wednesday to explain the latest on a potentially devastating invasive fruit fly outbreak.“It all… Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:57:41 GMT /news/2015-09-11/destructive-fruit-flies-threaten-redland