August 2014 - Page 5 of 8 - Modern Farmer
This is the Year to Eat More Upcycled Foods

“Upcycled” is the food trend of the year—and, hopefully, it’s one of the rare ones... (more)

Elena Valeriote
February 29, 2024
What Does it Take to Become an Organic Farmer?

Even though organic farming makes up less than one percent of US farmland, it’s still... (more)

Lena Beck
February 28, 2024
Climate Change Is Coming for Your Favorite Condiments

The hurricanes, floods, droughts and wildfires linked to human-caused rises in global temperatures and changing... (more)

Kathleen Willcox
February 27, 2024
Opinion: European Farmers Are Standing Up to Free Trade—Will US Farmers?

Dumping manure in public spaces, hurling eggs at government buildings, blocking major roads—the European farmers... (more)

Anthony Pahnke
February 26, 2024
The Staggering Scale of Food Waste, Explained

Most people don’t set out to waste food. And yet, we’re pretty much all guilty... (more)

Lena Beck
February 22, 2024
A Bulk of Food Waste Happens at Home. Here’s How to Cut...

Food gets wasted at every point in the system. It happens on farms, at factories,... (more)

Lena Beck
February 22, 2024
A Plastic Tsunami is Taking Over Farms. What Will Stop Plasticulture? 

Barry Friesen remembers the days when plastic wasn’t used on farms. “One of my first... (more)

Jennifer Cole
February 21, 2024
Opinion: To Find the Future of Food, We Need to Look to...

The following is excerpted from Taras Grescoe’s The Lost Supper, and has been lightly edited... (more)

Taras Grescoe
February 20, 2024
Swapping Seasons, Casting Shade: How Farmers Are Growing Food in the Fearsome...

When most people think about Phoenix, Arizona, they probably aren’t thinking about agriculture. The city—and... (more)

Callie Radke Stevens
February 19, 2024
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