Bovine Virtual Reality, Farm-to-Plane Follies and More: Your December Food News Round-Up
Our stories connect people to their food, support informed choice, and rethink how we consume.
Consumption
Tapping Into A Simpler Way of Life
A chef and an artist traded their Brooklyn loft for a remote farm upstate – and built a pretty sweet existence from the ground up.
The Modern Farmer 2016 Favorites: Longreads
The seedy underbelly of mushroom foraging, the dark future after Monsanto/Bayer, the quest to save a freed slave’s farm, and more.
Tools for Change: Proximity Designs
A nonprofit relies on low-tech equipment to level the playing (and growing) field in Myanmar.
The Modern Farmer 2016 Favorites: How-To Guides
From growing figs in Minnesota to starting a beehive to choosing a fertilizer, here’s our best how to guides.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Casey McAuliffe and Alex McPhail
“We’ve always thrived outdoors, and suddenly it was our job to go outdoors. That was a huge, delicious shock to the senses.”
FarmFan App Texts You About What’s Fresh and Where to Find It
An innovative app strengthens the farmer-consumer connection.
