August 2014 - Page 3 of 8 - Modern Farmer
How I Went from a Non-Recycler to a Vermicompost Queen

Just a few years ago, I barely recycled. Living in a Hobbit-sized apartment in Brooklyn,... (more)

Ariel Kanter
April 6, 2023
Meet the Indigenous Engineer Upcycling Tequila Waste into Sustainable Housing

Oaxacan engineer Martha Jimenez Cardoso comes from a farming family. “For us, corn is like... (more)

Gia Mora
April 5, 2023
Meet the Hawai’i Farmer Turning Island Waste into a Composting Community

In 2007, Emiko Chantal Chung was asked to help plan a multi-million-dollar civic center on... (more)

Libby Leonard
March 30, 2023
Meet The Modern Farmers Creating Public Oyster Gardens

Picture yourself harvesting oysters you grew yourself, sharing them with friends and family. Sound dreamy?... (more)

Bridget Shirvell
February 9, 2023
How Solar-Powered Refrigerators Could Cool Down Climate Change

Food loss and waste are major problems around the world. When food is tossed aside... (more)

Abay Yimere
January 21, 2023
New Solar Panels Allow Farmers to See the Light

Arable land is at an all-time premium. Since the last ice age, humans have cleared... (more)

Naoki Nitta
January 16, 2023
Can Technology Make Colorado’s Peaches Even Juicier?

Every spring, when he was growing up in northern Greece, Ioannis Minas would look out... (more)

Daliah Singer
December 22, 2022
Is There Such Thing as Good Meat?

As the climate crisis intensifies, many have been quick to blame raising animals and overall... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
December 6, 2022
Could Dissolvable Cranberry Film Replace Plastic Packaging Someday?

  Imagine making a bowl of oatmeal or a cup of instant ramen noodles. You... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
November 14, 2022
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