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More and more women are learning the art of butchering, aided by master butchers like Kari Underly.
Wearing Your Waste: The AgBag Puts Agricultural Waste to Good Use
Sick of seeing “drip tape,” the plastic tubing used for short-term drip irrigation, go to waste, Sean Coronis hit upon an idea: weave it into bags. And thus the AgBag was born.
Our semi-regular roundup of interesting agricultural crowdfunding projects.
Killer Coyotes: Can Shepherds Protect Their Flocks?
Coyotes kill over 135,000 sheep a year, and are found in every state in the continental U.S. Can they be contained?
It might come as a surprise, but 96 percent of US crop farms are still family farms. They’ve just gotten much bigger.
For followers of right-to-raw milk issues, the name Alvin Schlangen will no doubt be familiar. Schlangen, a Minnesota egg farmer, underwent a high-profile trial last fall on charge...
The Illustrated Journals of a Dairy Farmer in 1941
The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: buying some new wheels.
How to Design a Shared Backyard
When you live in the city or the suburbs, it can be hard to fit everything you want into a small or mid-sized yard. Perhaps you want a large vegetable garden and even a couple of f...
Totally Nuts: This Farm Runs on Walnut Shells
It’s fair to say, most walnut farms never get mentioned on Saturday Night Live. Of course, most walnut farms aren’t powered by their own shells.
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