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Taste for mushrooms helps Tanzanian farmers protect forestWhen harvests fail, farmers turn to cutting forests聽鈥� but cultivating mushrooms could be an alternative. Farm Africa is teaching farmers to grow oyster mushrooms.
What all consumers must knowFrom food to clothing, electronics to domestic help, the era of blissful consumer ignorance is, or should be, over.
In Columbus, Ga., a training program opens doors for those in needThe Open Door Institute offers a 16-week life skills training program to both the homeless and low-income residents who are seeking documented skills to improve their chances of landing a decent-paying job.
How one nonprofit is transforming farming in MyanmarProximity Designs operates in Myanmar (Burma) with the goal of increasing income for the country鈥檚 rural poor. The organization鈥檚 agronomists work with farmers to come up with affordable solutions.
Difference MakerAn advocate for refugees trying to find their footing in HungaryWhen Babak Arzani fled Iran and reached Hungary in 2010, he found himself in a foreign land where he didn't speak the language. He helped found a group that supports the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers.
As Colombia peace talks advance, groups clear land mines one at a timeGetting rid of mines in Colombia 鈥� a land of mountains and jungle terrain 鈥� is a key challenge for the nation and is crucial for rural development and tackling poverty.
How one 15-year-old is helping West Virginia flood victimsKaitlyn Hoffman, a sophomore in聽Berkeley Springs, W.Va., collected enough donations to load up a small trailer plus a 53-foot tractor-trailer.
She helps visitors enjoy the treasures of Prague CastleHana Hrdinov谩 is committed to the preservation and maintenance of Prague Castle, which is both a space of immense historical and cultural significance and a functioning government complex.
Readers RespondReaders write: Opposition to GMOs, important verbsLetters to the editor for the July 11, 2016-July 18, 2016 weekly magazine.
What the road can show usThe cross-country road trip has been celebrated in American literature and lore -- as a journey of national and self discovery.
How Canada's Blood Tribe brought opiate overdose deaths down to zeroAfter a year which saw 35 people die from using opiates, the Albertan reserve has shown how a community can rally against drug abuse in the face of immense hurdles and historical trauma.
Readers RespondReaders write: Borders in the Middle East, housing in the United StatesLetters to the editor for the July 4, 2016 weekly magazine.
In Illinois, some food pantry users are taught to grow own vegetablesLee Jennings, a township supervisor, thought the well-mowed grass outside his office in Crystal Lake, Ill., could be put to better use.
Ozone hole on the mend, say scientistsA new study suggests that the Montreal Protocol is working, nearly 30 years later. What strategies have brought this progress?
Difference MakerShe takes in children in Thailand, sometimes because others won鈥檛Sunanta 鈥楴ong鈥� Kaewmuangpech opened a children's shelter with no sponsors or resources whatsoever. Here鈥檚 how she did it.
A critic of schools gets a new view as a tutor in ClevelandLarry Jemison was a self-described complainer about poor schools. But after he retired, he saw a chance to actually do something. Now, three days a week, he helps children learn to read.
One nonprofit's way of responding to natural disasters 鈥� more than 60 of themAll Hands Volunteers has enabled more than 35,000 people to bring aid to places ranging from post-Sandy Brooklyn to Ofunato, Japan, after the 2011 tsunami.
In drought-hit India, some villages restore century-old irrigation canalsResidents see the traditional system as a prime example of how communities can work together to overcome the challenges of their environment. But how widely it could be used remains a question.
Knowing the story of our foodAgriculture ranges from the backyard garden to the corporate mega-farm, from organic practices to industrial-grade processes. So where exactly is the sweet spot?
Readers RespondReaders write: Leicester victory, hunting grizzly bears, view of nuclear weaponsLetters to the editor for the June 27, 2016 weekly magazine.
