Healthyfoodsystems.org

- Council for Healthy Food Systems

WEBThe Council for Healthy Food Systems believes that every bite we eat has a far-reaching impact on every element of our planet. This statement might sound like a vast …

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Healthy Soil & Human Health

WEBHealthy soils provide numerous benefits to our environment, from mitigating climate change to conserving water and improving water quality. But there’s more: They also directly …

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Healthy Environment

WEBThe International Union for Conservation of Nature identifies habitat loss as the main threat to 85 percent of all threatened and endangered species, with degradation largely due to …

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Soil’s Role in Drought Mitigation

WEBPut simply, healthy soils act as a sponge, easily capturing water during rainfalls and storing it for slow release as needed. By holding on to the water, healthy soils reduce irrigation …

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The Food-Environment Connection

WEBIt offers the opportunity to learn about health-promoting production methods like organic farming, permaculture, pasture-based farming, carbon farming, dry land farming, …

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Healthy Soil & Flood Reduction

WEBSoil can heal so much of the suffering we face with each new natural disaster. But first, we must heal the soil. The benefits – both short- and long-term – are clear. Download our …

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Soil Health Research

WEBEven with this limited understanding, we do know that healthy soil provides many benefits: drought resilience, reduced flooding, improved water quality, mitigation of weather …

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Defining 'Real Food'

WEBIn the first place, what is food? In a culture where fake food abounds – processed, food-like items sometimes containing more non-food additives and preservatives than actual food …

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The Value of Nature

WEBSome groups and forward thinkers are envisioning an entirely new framework in which to view and measure the value of natural systems. The term “ ecosystem services ,” for …

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Board of Directors

WEBWes currently serves as the Council’s President of the Board. CHAZ DAUGHTRY is a first generation farmer and agriculture entrepreneur. He is the founder and operator of …

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- Council for Healthy Food Systems

WEBThe Southern Family Farmers & Food System Conference returns to the campus of Texas State University in 2022, hosted by a partnership of Small Producers Initiative at Texas …

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The Larry Butler Memorial Scholarship

WEBLarry Butler, farmer and a long-time leader in the local food community of Texas, died of liver cancer at the age of 70 on June 28, 2018, at Boggy Creek Farm, the East Austin …

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