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Chicken From China May Show Up On U.S. Shores
China can now process and re-export American chickens. Not everyone is too happy about it.
Tracking Ancient Hawaiian Farming Methods With Instagram
A group of Hawaiian conservationists are using Instagram to tie observations of the natural world to the traditional lunar calendar
This Worm Is Genetically Engineered to Spin Spider Silk
If you always thought it would be a great idea to breed silkworms that produced spider silk, it turns out you weren’t the first.
How Did LSD Find Its Way Into This Family’s Walmart Steaks?
Months after the poisoning, the authorities have finished their investigation, and what they found — or didn’t find, more accurately — is a little scary.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: Copia Farm
We are Copia Farm, a 40-acre regenerative farm near Columbus, Ohio. We work off a permaculture design growing vegetables, cut flowers, log grown shiitake mushrooms, fruit, laying hens and hogs. We work to integrate the plant and animal system on the farm. This week, as we get ready for the quickly approaching winter, we are taking over the Modern Farmer Instagram.
Meet The Modern Farmers: Franz Francois
Francois (who goes by Blan) and partner Daniel Tillias founded Jaden Tap Tap, a community garden in the heart of the neighborhood. Anyone who works on the farm can help themselves ...
