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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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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Melina Walling
Melina Walling @MelinaWalling
6 May 25

RT @scipak: "...global warming has notably reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow an…

Melina Walling
Melina Walling @MelinaWalling
31 Mar 25

RT @ECIU_UK: Plastics are seeping into farm fields, food and eventually human bodies. Can they be stopped? Scientists are still studying…

Melina Walling
Melina Walling @MelinaWalling
19 Mar 25

RT @methanepanel: New study shows grass-fed beef produces no less GHG emissions than industrial beef - though there are a broader range of…