Jake Swearingen, Author at Modern Farmer - Page 2 of 7
Never Buy a Teacup Pig

Thinking about buying a teacup pig? Just know that it won't fit in a teacup... (more)

Jake Swearingen
March 14, 2014
Farm Confessional: I Bred Mice for Medical Testing

When I was 21, I had a job breeding mice as a research associate in... (more)

Jake Swearingen
December 19, 2013
Talking Lambs with Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner

We talk with Lambchop's Kurt Wagner about how his band came up with the name,... (more)

Jake Swearingen
December 13, 2013
Talking Lamb, Farming, and Cooking with Al Roker

We talk to Al Roker about his love of lamb, why he'd never hack it... (more)

Jake Swearingen
December 10, 2013
Shooting Slaughter: A Q&A with Photographer Sheri Giblin

[mf_list_w_images_item img=”https://modernfarmer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/slaughter-7.jpg” orientation=”landscape”] Modern Farmer: Why’d you start shooting agriculture and pig slaughter? Sheri Giblin:... (more)

Jake Swearingen
October 7, 2013
Want to Keep Your Goat Warm? Try a Goat Coat

Goat coats aren't just a fun rhyme. Some goats need help retaining body heat during... (more)

Jake Swearingen
September 20, 2013
Talking Goats with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats

We get surprisingly deep about the pagan roots of goat mythology, what kind of lifestyle... (more)

Jake Swearingen
September 20, 2013
Meet the Goat Who Got Demoted

William (Billy to his friends), was quickly rising up the ranks of the 1st Battalion... (more)

Jake Swearingen
September 16, 2013
7 Modern Farmer Readers’ Urban Gardens

[mf_h5 align=”left” transform=”uppercase”]Liza Gardner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[/mf_h5] [mf_h5 align=”left” transform=”uppercase”]Greg Motylenski and Heather Beaudoin, Manhattan, New... (more)

Jake Swearingen
September 13, 2013
Recipes