Rebecca Flint Marx, Author at Modern Farmer
In the Wake of Indonesia’s Fires, Criticism of the Palm Oil Industry...

When we last checked in on the palm oil industry, it was busy planning to... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
July 12, 2013
How Does Your Garden Grow? Easily, With a Nourishmat

Two inventors hope they've created a garden so simple a child could grow it.

Rebecca Flint Marx
July 11, 2013
Why Rising Beef Prices Are No Bull for the Leather Industry

Between drought and a decrease in per capita beef consumption, the past few years have... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
July 2, 2013
Palm Oil: It’s in Your Oreos, Killing Your Rainforests

When most people think about palm oil, if they think about it at all, they... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
July 1, 2013
The Cattle Disease Spreading From Texas to Iowa

Anemia, weakness, and jaundice: those are three symptoms of anaplasmosis, a disease that’s causing some... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 28, 2013
In Seattle’s Beacon Hill Neighborhood, a Garden of Eden Is Growing

Seattle will soon be home to the Beacon Food Forest, a seven-acre woodland comprised of... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 18, 2013
A Primer for the Modern (Pot) Farmer

With the potential of legal marijuana around the corner, there's no shortage of sites offering... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 10, 2013
Fluffy Cows and Four Other Boutique Farm Breeds

The fluffy cow. It’s not the name of a Monty Python skit. It’s the latest... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 7, 2013
How Bees Fight Strawberry Mold and Landmines

From fighting strawberry mold to finding landmines, bees are good for way more than honey.

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 5, 2013
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