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A new kind of trading card redefines the phrase “farm team.”
USDA Delays Farmer Fair Practices (GIPSA) Rule
A huge win for massive corporations, a big loss for farmers.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Lon Inaba
When Lon Inaba’s grandfather, Shukichi Inaba, emigrated to Washington’s Yakima Valley from Japan in 1907, federal law forbade Japanese immigrants from owning land.
Hiker, surfer, and inveterate adventurer Alyssa Ravasio, 28, was fed up with the number of hours she spent online trawling for cool places to pitch her tent. So in 2014, she taught herself how to code, then built a resource for like-minded travelers.
Study Finds That Farmers Can Cut Pesticide Use Without Cutting Profits…Sometimes
But does this French study extend to the U.S.?
“I always tell people, when you plant a seed, you’re growing a story,” says Ken Greene, who began circulating seeds like books while working at the Gardiner, New York, public library more than a decade ago.
The Ugly Fruit & Vegetable Campaign Takes on Albertsons
In the U.S. billions of pounds of produce is tossed out every year for aesthetic reasons. The Ugly Fruit and Veg Campaign is hoping to convince the grocery giant Alberstons to consider selling less than perfect produce.
This Jerk of a Weed is Hiding in Plain Sight in a Huge Amount of the World’s Rice Fields
You may not have heard of it, but rice farmers sure have.
7 New Books We’re Reading This Spring
Spring’s best books showcase Southern fare, culinary chemistry, and vegetarian dishes even die-hard carnivores will crave.
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