How a Brazilian Farmer's 1972 Experiment Reached 200 Million Hectares
Conservation agriculture covers ~15% of the world's cropland, a farmer-led climate solution that scaled because it paid.
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What Is the System of Rice Intensification, and Why Does It Matter for Climate?
How a Jesuit priest's 1983 accident in Madagascar became the System of Rice Intensification, a climate solution now used by millions of farmers in 60 countries.
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What Hot Chicken Takeover Built That Makes Fair Chance Hiring Actually Work
Hot Chicken Takeover hires people most employers won't, and achieves 70%+ retention through wraparound support. Here's what makes the model work.
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Why Thrive Farmers Argues the Revenue Model Is the Sustainability Intervention
Thrive Farmers pays coffee farmers based on revenue rather than commodity prices. Here's how the model works and why price stability matters as much as average income.
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What Responsible Cultural Tourism Actually Looks Like at Maji Moto
Maji Moto Maasai Cultural Camp in Kenya directs tourism revenue toward community conservation, women's education, and economic resilience programs. Here's what makes the model work.
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How to Build a Sustainable Sourcing Strategy for Your Restaurant (Without Making It a Marketing Project)
Sustainable restaurant sourcing starts with local produce relationships, and the environmental case is also the quality and cost case, once you run the full calculation.
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What Freedom a la Cart Got Right About Employment Programs for Trafficking Survivors
Freedom a la Cart employs human trafficking survivors in a trauma-informed culinary enterprise. Here's how the model pairs job skills with the support that makes recovery durable.
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How Everytable Built a Social Enterprise That Creates Ownership, Not Just Jobs
Everytable prices meals by zip code and creates ownership pathways for entrepreneurs from underserved communities. Here's how the model actually works.
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Why Food Cycle's Community Dining Model Works When Other Food Programs Don't
How Food Cycle turns supermarket surplus into community meals, tackling food poverty and loneliness with a model that replicates rather than centralizes.
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What Babban Gona Figured Out That Agricultural Development Programs Usually Miss
Babban Gona has reached 100,000+ Nigerian smallholder farmers by bundling credit, training, inputs, and market access, and structuring it as a self-sustaining enterprise.
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