HTML PLAIN TEXT COPY <h1>We feed you: Meet 5 Fixers who put food on your table</h1> <p> <em>"This story was originally published by <a href="https://grist.org" title="Grist">Grist</a>. Sign up for Grist's <a href="https://go.grist.org/signup/weekly/partner?utm_campaign=republish-content&utm_medium=syndication&utm_source=partner" title="Weekly newsletter">weekly newsletter here</a>."</em> </p> <p>One of the few good things to come out of 2020 was an appreciation of the people who grow and sell everything we eat. U.S. food production is industrialized and heavily dependent on fossil fuels, two systems that tend to sideline anyone with different perspectives and ideas. But some farmers and other folks are creating smarter, fairer, and cleaner ways of filling our bellies.</p> <p>Every year, the <strong><a href="https://grist.org/grist-50/2021/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Grist 50</a></strong> highlights emerging leaders with new solutions for creating a more sustainable, equitable world. These five are drawing on old traditions to create a brighter future. </p> <p>1. Mushroom farmer <a href="https://grist.org/grist-50/2021/#olivia-watkins" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Olivia Watkins</strong></a> launched the Black Farmer Fund to speed the flow of money and technical assistance to farmers of color in New York.</p> <p>2. The I-Collective, cofounded by <a href="https://grist.org/grist-50/2021/#neftali-duran" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Neftalí Durán</strong></a><strong>,</strong> provides a support network for farmers, cooks, restaurant workers, and activists while promoting Indigenous food sovereignty.</p> <p>3. Massachusetts beekeeper <a href="https://grist.org/grist-50/2021/#ang-roell" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Ang Roell</strong></a> creates community for queer and trans bee farmers, bringing new buzz to indie farms. </p> <p>4. On the Winnebago reservation in Nebraska,<strong> </strong><a href="https://grist.org/grist-50/2021/#aaron-lapointe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Aaron Lapointe</strong></a> is working land that had been farmed by non-Natives for years, introducing regenerative agricultural practices and reframing farming as an investment in the long term.</p> <p>5. <a href="https://grist.org/grist-50/2021/#eduardo-rivera" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Eduardo Rivera</strong></a> grew up in Mexico surrounded by farming and food. He’s recreating that in Wisconsin, where he raises 60 crops on a 17-acre farm specializing in ingredients for Latin cuisine.</p> <p>This article originally appeared in <a href="https://grist.org/">Grist</a> at <a href="https://grist.org/fix/food-farming/grist-50-meet-five-fixers-who-put-food-on-your-table/">https://grist.org/fix/food-farming/grist-50-meet-five-fixers-who-put-food-on-your-table/</a>.</p> <link href="https://grist.org/fix/food-farming/grist-50-meet-five-fixers-who-put-food-on-your-table/" rel="canonical"/> <p>Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Learn more at <a href="https://grist.org/">Grist.org</a></p> <script id="grist-syndication-pixel" async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=" data-source="repub" data-canonical="https://grist.org/fix/food-farming/grist-50-meet-five-fixers-who-put-food-on-your-table/" data-title="We feed you: Meet 5 Fixers who put food on your table" crossorigin="anonymous"/>