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What, Exactly, Is Coffee Flour?
There are multiple products calling themselves “coffee flour,” and they’re all completely different.
Farmers On Twitter Dream About What They’d Do With Powerball Winnings
Farmers can be funny, too.
How Regional Food Hubs Shrink the Path from Farm to Fridge
Farmers gain markets they can count on, while consumers enjoy fresh food sourced locally. What’s not to love about regional food hubs?
Meet the Modern Farmer: Arif Towns Alonso
In his teens, he unsuccessfully scoured the mountains for hallucinogenic mushrooms. Now 28, his home farm arms area restaurants with ‘shrooms of the edible variety.
Farm Confessional: How to Tell People You’ve Decided to Become a Farmer
As a 23-year-old British-born Ghanaian woman is finding it difficult to give people the answer they’re looking for.
Rabbits: Cute, Cuddly, and Capable of Feeding Villages
How one young agrarian is betting on a home-grown solution to poverty and malnutrition.
DEA Loosens Restrictions On Scientists Studying Marijuana
And the race for scientists to catch up with legalization.
This week’s #iamamodernfarmer winner is a globe-trotting organic farming consultant.
How to Teach Your Cows a New Trick: Weeding
Turns out, you can condition helping grazing behavior into your herd.
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