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Posts by Jake Swearingen

Digital director at Modern Farmer. Harsh but fair ranker of baby farm animals.

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5 Combine Demolition Derby Videos That’ll Wreck Your Neck

Got an old combine or harvester sitting around, collecting dust? Maybe it’s time to enter a combine demolition derby.

by Jake Swearingen· May 15, 2013
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12 Fantastic Victory Garden Posters

During World War I and World War II, gardening took on a distinctly martial air. Citizens were encouraged to grow their own backyard produce (dubbed "war gardens" in WWI and "victo...

by Jake Swearingen· May 13, 2013
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Five High-Design Urban Beehives

Since the Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth patented the Langstroth hive in October 1852, the exterior design of bee hives has remained boxy and somewhat staid. Bees build some architect...

by Jake Swearingen· May 10, 2013
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This Is the Best Comic Book About Bees You’ll Ever Read

The track record of having a bee as your main character in entertainment is, uh, spotty to say the least. Bee Movie was a box office dud and critical flop. And the '70s anime impor...

by Jake Swearingen· May 9, 2013
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Fact Checking “Bee Movie”

A deep dive into what IMDB users found factually inaccurate in 2007’s animated film “Bee Movie.”

by Jake Swearingen· May 6, 2013
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Bee Convoy: Shipping Interstate Apiaries

He and his wife Martha run the Kraus Honey Company out of Fruitland, Washington, and spend part of every year shipping their bees across the western United States to pollinate almo...

by Jake Swearingen· May 6, 2013
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The Week in Farm Crime: Rural Theft, Cattle Rustling and More

A round-up of agricultural chicanery.

by Jake Swearingen· April 26, 2013
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27 Pictures of Plants Growing Out of a Pile of Coins

A handy gardening tip, courtesy of stock photography: your pocket change is the perfect medium for growing plants.

by Jake Swearingen· April 22, 2013
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21 Pictures of Hands Gently Cupping Dirt

Stock photography shows us how much plants enjoy being softly cradled.

by Jake Swearingen· April 12, 2013
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