Melina Walling

Climate and Agriculture Reporter at Associated Press

Climate & agriculture reporter at the Associated Press. Based in Chicago, covering the Midwest & beyond. | [email protected] | she/her

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Agrihood is where farm and suburbia intersect

3 days ago | mankatofreepress.com | Melina Walling |Annika Hammerschlag |Joshua Bickel

GILBERT, Ariz. — Just steps from the porticos, patios, clay-tiled roofs and manicured lawns of suburbia, Kelly Saxer has gotten used to questions. As she weaves through tomato vines, snaps asparagus and generally gets her hands dirty, visitors and even some nearby residents want to know what she’s doing — and how the farm where she works wound up here.
A little bit of farm, a little bit of suburbia: That's the recipe for Agritopia

5 days ago | tucson.com | Melina Walling |Annika Hammerschlag |Joshua Bickel

GILBERT, Ariz. — Just steps from the porticos, patios, clay-tiled roofs and manicured lawns of suburbia, Kelly Saxer has gotten used to questions. As she weaves through tomato vines, snaps asparagus and generally gets her hands dirty, visitors and even some nearby residents want to know what she's doing — and how the farm where she works wound up here.
A little bit of farm, a little bit of suburbia: That's the recipe for Agritopia

5 days ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Melina Walling |Annika Hammerschlag |Joshua Bickel

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — Just steps from the porticos, patios, clay-tiled roofs and manicured lawns of suburbia, Kelly Saxer has gotten used to questions. As she weaves through tomato vines, snaps asparagus and generally gets her hands dirty, visitors and even some nearby residents want to know what she’s doing — and how the farm where she works wound up here.
Arizona's Agritopia: A bit of farm and suburbia

5 days ago | tucson.com | Melina Walling |Annika Hammerschlag |Joshua Bickel

GILBERT — Just steps from the porticos, patios, clay-tiled roofs and manicured lawns of suburbia, Kelly Saxer has gotten used to questions. As she weaves through tomato vines, snaps asparagus and generally gets her hands dirty, visitors and even some nearby residents want to know what she’s doing — and how the farm where she works wound up here. “Sometimes it feels like we’re animals in a zoo a little bit because people will walk by and they’ll just stare, you know, like gawk at us,” Saxer said.
A little bit of farm, a little bit of suburbia: That's the recipe for Agritopia

1 week ago | rdrnews.com | Melina Walling |Annika Hammerschlag |Joshua Bickel

GILBERT, Ariz. — Just steps from the porticos, patios, clay-tiled roofs and manicured lawns of suburbia, Kelly Saxer has gotten used to questions. As she weaves through tomato vines, snaps asparagus and generally gets her hands dirty, visitors and even some nearby residents want to know what she’s doing — and how the farm where she works wound up here.
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages

2 weeks ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Melina Walling

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens' access to government information. kAm%96 &$spVD C6G6CD2= 4@>6D 29625 @7 2 D4965F=65 |2J a` 962C:?8 @? E96 A=2:?E:77DV >@E:@?
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages

2 weeks ago | tricityrecordnm.com | Melina Walling

Groups argue the deletions violated rules around citizens' access to government information The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February.
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages

3 weeks ago | krcgtv.com | Melina Walling

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens' access to government information.
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Melina Walling

By MELINA WALLING - Associated Press The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens' access to government information. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.
Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate change-related webpages

3 weeks ago | sharonherald.com | Melina Walling

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to restore climate change-related webpages to its websites after it was sued over the deletions in February. The lawsuit, brought on behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Working Group, argued that the deletions violated rules around citizens’ access to government information. kAm%96 &$sp’D C6G6CD2= 4@>6D 29625 @7 2 D4965F=65 |2J a` 962C:?8 @? E96 A=2:?E:77D’ >@E:@?