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Farmers Demand Right to Fix Their Own Dang Tractors
Farmers are fed up with being forced to endure long, inefficient repair processes.
What We’re Drinking: Toast Summer With American Craft Gins
Gin may be the quintessential British spirit, but small-batch distillers in the United States have begun producing some fantastic bottles worthy of our erstwhile overlords.
The Upside Of Marketing: Tricking Kids Into Eating Vegetables
Can food advertising actually be used for good?
Meet a Woman Who Keeps 500 Plants in Her Brooklyn Apartment
“I think that the only way I’ve really been able to survive in New York is by surrounding myself with plants,” says Summer Rayne Oakes, who lives in what might be New York City’s greenest apartment.
10 Drought-Tolerant Plants to Have a Bountiful Garden With Less Water
Modern Farmer’s guide to the dry-farming cornucopia.
We Knew It: Goats Are Just as Clever and Cute as Dogs
Fine, this study doesn’t actually prove that goats are cute. But we stand by our assessment.
The Latest Crop in the Local Food Movement? Wheat
The concept of “terroir,” once exclusive to the elite world of wine, is now crossing over to the humblest of crops: wheat.
