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The Costs and Benefits of Embracing Plant-Based Meat
Aug 16, 2022
Lindsay Campbell

A shift towards eating plant-based meat alternatives could threaten more than one million industry jobs, researchers find.

Food & Lifestyle
It’s Time For Fashion to Talk More About Regenerative Agriculture
Aug 15, 2022
Emily Baron Cadloff

For fiber and textile producers, the path to growing sustainable cotton, hemp and flax is complicated.

Farm
Opinion: The Rise of Precision Agriculture Exposes Our Food System to New Threats
Aug 14, 2022
Austin C. Doctor and George Grispos

Bringing advanced technologies to the ancient practice of farming could help feed the world’s growing population, but it could also open the door for people looking to disrupt the global food system.

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How Do You Attract Rare Birds and Bees to Your Garden? Add...Shea Swenson
Books, Food & Drink
In Michael Twitty’s Kitchen, There’s Room to Be Your Whole SelfEmily Baron Cadloff
Animals, Plants, Water
These Tiny Crustaceans Are the Bees of the Sea

Researchers make a first-of-its-kind discovery about how underwater plants get pollinated.

Shea Swenson
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Opinion: The Rise of Precision Agriculture Exposes Our Food System to New...Austin C. Doctor and George Grispos
7 Smokable Plants You Can Grow That Aren’t MarijuanaBrian Barth
How to (Actually) Get Rid of Fruit FliesEmily Baron Cadloff
Yes, the Government Really Does Stash Billions of Pounds of Cheese in...Emily Baron Cadloff
6 Differences Between Llamas and AlpacasAndrew Amelinckx
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Animals, Environment, Plants
Farmers’ Battle Against, and Now For, Milkweed

How agriculture and conservation are coming together for the survival of the endangered monarch butterfly.

Jennifer Taylor
August 8, 2022
Opinion, Plants
Opinion: Community and School Gardens Don’t Magically Sprout Bountiful Benefits

Gardens require a huge amount of labor, and outcomes like health, well-being or food security... (more)

Mitchell McLarnon
August 5, 2022
Politics
Lawmakers Are Exploring Ways to Support Beginning Farmers

As more American farmers retire, leaders are looking to incentivize younger generations, who are faced... (more)

Shea Swenson
July 27, 2022
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Food & Drink, Plants
The Best Alternative Grain Flours to Have in Your Pantry—If There’s Enough...

It’s been a weird year for wheat. Consider baking with oats, barley, rye and other... (more)

Pearse Anderson
August 7, 2022
Food & Drink, Plants
When Sharing Seeds Grows More Than Just Food

In Washington, DC, a program seeks to foster abundance through seed-sharing.

Shea Swenson
August 6, 2022
Lifestyle
How to Map the Sounds in Your Garden (And Why You Should)

Sound mapping can help you unplug and connect with the natural world.

Bridget Shirvell
August 1, 2022
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News

Labor
California Farmworkers Embark on 335-Mile March for Voting Rights

The United Farm Workers union set out for a 24-day march from Delano to Sacramento,... (more)

Shea Swenson
August 3, 2022
Technology
Biden Aims to Bring More Farmers Online

The Biden-Harris administration is investing $401 million to expand high-speed internet access in rural areas... (more)

Shea Swenson
July 30, 2022
Plants
Cultivating Crops, No Sun Required

Researchers have discovered a new way to grow plants using artificial photosynthesis, requiring no sunlight... (more)

Shea Swenson
July 28, 2022
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Plants
What Does the Future Look Like for Georgia Peaches?

Despite their ubiquitous association with the state, peaches are no longer Georgia’s biggest fruit crop.... (more)

Lia Picard
Animals, Personal Essay
Keeping Chickens Taught Me How to Give a Cluck

Our family’s backyard chickens, acquired in the early days of the pandemic, have shown me... (more)

Mira Ptacin
Food & Drink, History
Honoring the Ukrainian Roots of American Wheat

‘If you’ve ever eaten a slice of bread, you can thank Ukraine.’

Amy Halloran
Environment, Plants
Stretching California’s Rice Belt

To cope with water restrictions in a drought-stricken state, the rice industry is looking to... (more)

Naoki Nitta
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Lifestyle, Plants
7 Smokable Plants You Can Grow That Aren’t MarijuanaBrian Barth
Animals, Plants
6 Differences Between Llamas and AlpacasAndrew Amelinckx
Animals, How-To, Plants
How to Incubate Chicken EggsBrian Barth
It’s Time to Put Daylight Saving Time to BedEmily Baron Cadloff
Meet the modern farmer
Meet some men and women who turned their love of country into a love of land.
Animals, MTMF
Meet the New York Dairy Sisters Showcasing Real Life on the Farm

The Leubner sisters are using social media to connect with and educate a younger generation... (more)

MTMF, Plants
Meet the Korean Adoptee Saving Seeds of the East Asian Diaspora

Raised on Long Island by an Irish-American family, Kristyn Leach is now dedicated to preserving... (more)

Animals, MTMF
Meet the Gay Goat Guys, a Modern Couple Committed to Putting Animals...

From a goat farm in central Ohio, the owners of Tilton Hollow Farm show followers... (more)

MTMF, Water
The Oyster Shuckers Turned Oyster Farmers

After years of dreaming, the owners of a Georgia restaurant known for its raw bar... (more)

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