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After Recent E.Coli Cases, Are Petting Zoos and Ag Fairs Safe for Kids?
Questions resurface after a toddler’s death this fall in Maine.
Q&A: Meagan Burns of Rancho Santo Niño
Meet Meagan Burns, who raises Limousin cattle on 630 acres in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Bayer Will Pay Vineyard Owners Millions After Fungicide Ruined a Lot of Wine
The world is missing six million bottles of wine. Whose fault is it?
6 Oddball Facts About Turkeys We Bet You Didn’t Know
Just in time for Thanksgiving: turkeys are kind of weird, but also really cool.
Meet 20 Modern Farmers Who Bring a Fresh Approach to Agriculture
An Atlanta activist, an apple artist, a first-generation farmer answering a calling: These purveyors put a premium on independence.
Fried-Chicken Joint Claims To Be Country’s First USDA-Certified Organic Fast Food
Can a whole restaurant really be certified organic?
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: The Ecology Center
Say hello to The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano. They’re taking over our Instagram account this weekend!
What Is This Weird Weed, and Why Are Farmers and Health Nuts So Into It?
This could be the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid superfood of our dreams. Well, not ours. But it must be somebody’s dream, right?
Farm Confessional: Here’s My Beef with Farmers Who Claim Organic When They Are Not
A Certified Naturally Grown farmer opens up about fraud on the farmers market scene – and his own failed foray into USDA Organic certification.
