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Bare-Root Fruit Trees: Five Reasons You Should Order Them This Winter

The last thing on your mind in February is gardening. But this is prime time... (more)

Brian Barth
February 19, 2019
The Quest to Turn Food Waste into Road Salt

From cheese brine to beet juice, these locally-sourced, environmentally-friendly de-icers are turning waste into safe... (more)

Brian Barth
February 18, 2019
Meet the New Faces of Agriculture in Congress

The Democrats’ “blue wave” has remade the House agriculture committee. Here are four to watch.

Brian Barth
February 15, 2019
The Modern Farmer Guide to Slow Tools

Like “slow food”? “Slow tool” revivalists are bringing back the implements needed to produce flavorful,... (more)

Brian Barth
February 14, 2019
Five Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Gift Ideas

Do the planet a favor and skip the roses this year.

Brian Barth
February 11, 2019
The Modern Farmer Ode to Seed Catalogs

There is nothing better on a snowy evening than pulling up a chair by the... (more)

Brian Barth
February 7, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal: What it means for food and farming

Is carbon farming the most economically viable way to keep climate catastrophe at bay?

Brian Barth
January 29, 2019
How to Adopt a Goat

The first thing to know: You need to adopt at least two.

Brian Barth
January 22, 2019
Congress Finally Passed a New Farm Bill and It Continues to Pay...

What we’re dealing with is the crop subsidy paradox.

Brian Barth
January 7, 2019
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