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Indigenous farmer seeds a traditional food system for Acadiana
At Raccoon Oak Farm, Ida Aronson is experimenting with indigenous methods of growing native southeastern fruit and nut trees and bushes to promote native biodiversity.
At Raccoon Oak Farm, Ida Aronson is experimenting with indigenous methods of growing native southeastern fruit and nut trees and bushes to promote native biodiversity.
January’s hard freeze caught Lafayette off guard. But experts say we shouldn’t be surprised because hard freezes are a regular part of life here.
Despite extreme heat being the No. 1 cause of death among weather events, more deadly than hurricanes, or floods and tornadoes combined, institutional protections from it often fall short.
Homewood’s primary effect is during smaller storms and is localized to the banks of the Vermilion River. That caps the number of homes likely spared from flooding.
Over the next month, The Current will host a series of Listening Sessions with folks on the front lines. We want to bring together people with different, even opposing, views to dig deeper into this important discussion.
A generational challenge has no easy solutions. But there are opportunities to pivot using what we already have at our disposal.
Fighting climate change takes a global effort — one that we are simply choosing not to participate in.
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