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Scientists Try to Build a Tomato That Grows 24 Hours a Day
Currently, tomatoes needs their beauty sleep. But scientists think they may have stumbled on a tomato that can stay up all night long.
Resistant Weeds? Pulverize the Seeds
Hate weeds? Ditch the weed killer and just try crushing the seeds.
Free Range: California Town Celebrates Their Wild Chickens
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because in Fair Oaks they have the right-of-way.
Getting Camel Milk Over the Hump
Camel milk is hitting the mainstream — it’s now on sale at Whole Foods — courtesy of America’s “drome-dairies.”
Wait A Second, Are There Twigs in My Coffee?
A recent report on possible coffee adulterants was pretty scary stuff. Except it wasn’t really true.
4 Reasons to Plant a Vegetable Garden in the Front Yard
If your backyard isn’t ideal for the garden of your dreams, why not try planting in the front?
Scientists Are Creating Adorable Half-Sized Peach Trees to Make Picking Fruit Easier
Peach breeders at the University of California, Davis are experimenting with a new way to make fruit farming safer: shrink the size of the trees.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammers: Hill Hollow Farm
How social media and Instagram helped one farmer carry on after the death of her husband.
