Kenya’s Best and Only Reality Show for Struggling Farms
Shamba Shape Up is a wildly popular reality show, with upwards of 10 million weekly viewers across Africa. Each week, two hosts cheerily descend on a struggling farm. They look for...
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Kenya’s Best and Only Reality Show for Struggling Farms
Shamba Shape Up is a wildly popular reality show, with upwards of 10 million weekly viewers across Africa. Each week, two hosts cheerily descend on a struggling farm. They look for...
Two years ago, a British ex-pat started a modest farmer’s market in Dubai, under the shadow of the world’s tallest building. With just three vendors, it was virtually the only place to buy local produce in the entire city.
When Mary Ann Fox passed away this winter, she left behind quite a legacy – thousands and thousands of heirloom beans.
Can Powdered Water Cure Droughts?
Solid Rain is a Mexican product, just introduced to the U.S., which bills itself as a miracle powder that could solve the world’s drought problems. And it may be right.
11 Wondrous Vintage Farm Photos
Is everybody feeling a little sleepy and sun-drained? Take a load off, and look at these vintage farm photos from the Library of Congress.
It’s huge, it’s slimy, and it’s the “single greatest threat to Florida agriculture.” Meet the giant African Land Snail.
If a French farmer is angry, you’re probably going to hear about it. And he’s gonna bring his sheep with him.
Obama’s Climate Change Speech: What It Means for Farmers
This afternoon President Barack Obama unequivocally put carbon pollution on notice. What does this mean for farmers?
Farmer Mistakes: Shock to the System
Jay Vogler was a produce farmer for many years in Charlotte, VT. In 1993, he added a small herd of sheep to his farm, despite having "no idea what he was doing." Vogler made many m...
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