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Mandy Melnyk has made some changes to her egg and poultry business in the last few months. The owner of Meadow Creek Farms in northern Alberta serves about 200 families a month with her egg subscriptions and broiler chickens—but now, instead of customers coming to pick up their orders from Melnyk directly, she’s spending a […]

Dec 07, 2023

Luiz Jiménez, 39, has been working on American dairy farms for 20 years. He is used to working long hours for little pay, fearful of losing a vital source of income for his family. A father of three, Jiménez is originally from Oaxaca, Mexico and came to the United States undocumented. He is one of […]

Henry Mustin popped open the trunk of his electric Volkswagen to reveal his arsenal: Loppers, pruners, saws and trowels, tucked into bags. Taking up the most space was Mustin’s weed wrench, an L-shaped specialty tool branded The Extractigator, which leverages the ground to yank deeply rooted vegetation from the earth. We were in the parking […]

The Solution to Water Woes Could Lie With Beavers

It’s late October and Jon Griggs, manager of Maggie Creek Ranch in Elko, Nevada, still... (more)

Roberta Staley

Farm

Meet the Urban Apiarist Creating Community for Black Beekeepers

With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital... (more)

Marcea Cazel
November 30, 2023
The Dirt on Fertilizer

For plants to thrive, they require a magic formula: water plus sunlight plus air plus... (more)

Daliah Singer
November 24, 2023
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Food

Will Yellow Beans Become the Next Superfood?

Dry beans are a sustainable protein source, cost effective, offer more control over sodium intake... (more)

Nicole Choi
November 28, 2023
Why is Turkey the Main Dish on Thanksgiving?

Have you ever wondered why Thanksgiving revolves around turkey and not ham, chicken, venison, beef... (more)

Troy Bickham, The Conversation
November 23, 2023
How Supermarket Mergers Affect Food Deserts

In the South Cushman neighborhood of Fairbanks, AK, it’s difficult for many residents to shop... (more)

Clay Venetis
November 22, 2023
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News

Do We Need to Farm Oil Crops?

When you pull a pie crust out of the freezer aisle at the grocery store... (more)

Lena Beck
November 29, 2023
Manufacturing Psilocybin isn’t Difficult. Building a Legal Industry Is.

In a second building on his property in Springfield, Oregon, Gared Hansen grows mushrooms containing... (more)

Lena Beck
November 27, 2023
USDA’s Updated Plant Hardiness Map Shows Where Growing Zones Are Warming 

Knowing the precise time to get annual plants into the ground and whether or not... (more)

Richard Bednarski
November 21, 2023
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Meet the modern farmer
Meet some men and women who turned their love of country into a love of land.
Meet the Urban Apiarist Creating Community for Black Beekeepers

With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital... (more)

Meet the Refugee Farmers Raising the Crops of Their Homelands From Texas...

Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan, where her family... (more)

Meet the Veterinary Professor Zooming Knowledge from Iowa to Ukraine’s Pig Farmers

On a Wednesday morning in July, Justin Brown got up early in the morning—really early.... (more)

Meet the Modern Farming Consultant Sharing Ancient Culture and Traditions in Alaska

Gifting your first catch, whether a moose, a deer or berries, is a Tlingit tradition. ... (more)