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Old Time Farm Crime: The Coffee Spies of the 1700s
Coffee. Java. Joe. Whatever you call it, that ubiquitous brew that jump-starts your morning was once at the center of international intrigue.
Raw Milk Provider Found Guilty on Five Charges
Raw milk provider Alvin Schlangen was convicted of five food-related charges yesterday.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, we dug up some of our favorite vintage pics of llamas from the past.
Party Like It’s 999: Mead Makes a Comeback
Mead is one of mankind’s oldest forms of booze, but it’s fallen out of fashion. A group of modern mead-makers is hoping to change that.
The Incredible, Edible Bus Stop
In a London neighborhood packed full of low-income housing projects, overrun with gangs, prone to fits of senseless brutality, one bus stop is sprouting a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables.
More and more women are learning the art of butchering, aided by master butchers like Kari Underly.
Wearing Your Waste: The AgBag Puts Agricultural Waste to Good Use
Sick of seeing “drip tape,” the plastic tubing used for short-term drip irrigation, go to waste, Sean Coronis hit upon an idea: weave it into bags. And thus the AgBag was born.
Our semi-regular roundup of interesting agricultural crowdfunding projects.
Killer Coyotes: Can Shepherds Protect Their Flocks?
Coyotes kill over 135,000 sheep a year, and are found in every state in the continental U.S. Can they be contained?
