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In Defense of Food: A Look Behind the Scenes of the New Michael Pollan Film
Filmmaker Michael Schwarz opens up about meeting hunter-gatherers and his long friendship with the world’s most famous food and farming writer.
The Quest To Connect The Two Sides Of The Long Island Sound
An audacious plan to connect the eight million people along Long Island Sound by what they eat.
Horsepower vs Horse Power: Which Wins?
Farming with draft horses isn’t as easy as jumping into a tractor and turning a key, but those who do it say it’s far more rewarding.
Meet the Modern Farmers: Asa Thomas-Train and Courtney Grimes-Sutton
Before buying a farm and raising her own meat animals, Courtney was a butcher.
Is Eating Lettuce Really Worse For The Environment Than Eating Bacon?
And the many problems with science journalism in 2015.
From Farmland to Golf Course and Back Again
From the Northwest to the Midwest to the East Coast, golf is down and farms are up.
7 Vintage Photos of Draft-Horse Farming
A ride on the time machine back to old-school draft-horse farming.
Dang! Draft Horses are Amazingly Strong. Like, Can-Pull-a-Semi-Truck Strong.
A pair of Shires once pulled 50 tons, or the equivalent of a semi truck, plus an additional 20,000 pounds.
Want to Master Draft-Horse Farming? Sterling College’ll Teach You How
Vermont’s Sterling College offers the first 15-credit Draft Horse Management minor of any accredited university stateside.
