More farms are turning to automation amid labor shortages
This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and Grist. Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered irrigation system on his 5-acre farm — and how bad it was for the planet.
Miami-Dade farmers foot bill for illegal dumping near their property
HOMESTEAD - Miami-Dade farmers have to foot bill for illegal dumping near their property Sam Accursio has become accustomed to finding junk being dumped just outside his farmland."We clean it up as fast as we can because once you see one bag of garbage. These dirtbags just keep dumping," Accursio said. He also has to take it away because he said Miami-Dade County requires him to, even if he didn't put it there. Accursio said he once spent $30,000 dollars in one year in cleaning it up. "If it is on the outside of our fence right up against the road...
Robert is Here, other farmers help Hurricane Helene victims in NC
HOMESTEAD - A South Florida staple is helping collect donations for victims affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Thirty-two years ago, the same area in Hendersonville, North Carolina, helped Robert is Here Fruit Stand after Hurricane Andrew hit.Now they're finally paying them back."A lot of people from up in North Carolina came down and helped this area here so we want to make sure we're giving back," Heather Moehling, who is helping gather items, said. "And the Hendersonville area is near and dear here because that's where we get a lot of our fruits and vegetables."Robert is Here...