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Steamed New Potatoes with Green Garlic Recipe
Chef Hugh Acheson’s recipe from his new cookbook, The Broad Fork, is a love song to green garlic.
World Bicycle Relief: Helping African Farmers Two Wheels at a Time
Situmbeko is one of the more than 250,000 people in Africa that have benefitted from Buffalo Bicycles, designed by the Chicago-based nonprofit World Bicycle Relief specifically for...
Thanks to Google Sheep View, You Can Find All the Sheep on Google Maps
You don’t even have to leave your couch.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: Lilac Hedge Farm
Say hello to Lilac Hedge Farm in Berlin, Massachusetts. They’re taking over Modern Farmer’s Instagram account for a bit. Stop by and have a look!
Tired of Waiting for Feds, California Bill Addresses Illegal Farmworkers Issue
A similar bill was proposed in California three years ago, but it died as both immigrant rights groups and labor unions opposed it. They instead hoped for a national approach to im...
When Brad Pitt and Other Stars Say ‘Stop,’ Does Big Farming Listen?
It’s become a tradition for Hollywood stars to protest what some perceive as cruel industrial farming practices. When well-known actors lend their name to a cause, it can be a public relations nightmare for agribusinesses and the companies that buy from them. Sometimes it leads to policy changes; sometimes it doesn’t.
