Farm Archives - Modern Farmer
How Can We Mobilize New Farmers?

The following is an excerpt from A Call to Farms, by Jennifer Grayson, available now.... (more)

Jennifer Grayson
July 9, 2024
Young People Need to Find Farming. 4-H is the Answer

This story is part of our Future Farmers series, highlighting the joys and hurdles of a... (more)

Sara Bailey
June 28, 2024
The World is Farming More Seafood Than it Catches. Is That a...

A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found... (more)

Frida Garza, Grist
June 21, 2024
Meet the Midwestern Farmer Restoring the Land by Growing Native Plants

Mark Shepard didn’t set out to be a farmer, let alone a visionary one. Yet,... (more)

Darcy Duda
May 17, 2024
Are Flooded Fields and Orchards the Answer to California’s Groundwater Shortage?

It’s a good water year in California. As of early April, the snowpack in the... (more)

Jennifer Cole
May 2, 2024
Mexico’s Floating Gardens Are an Ancient Wonder of Sustainable Farming

Standing amid rows of juicy, lime green lettuce and chunky florets of broccoli, Jose Paiz... (more)

Peter Yeung, Reasons to be Cheerful
April 30, 2024
Preserving the Salt Ponds of Hanapēpē

Kuuleialoha Gaisoa determines whether a person is worthy of receiving her Hawaiian pa‘akai, or salt,... (more)

Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton
April 11, 2024
Urban Agriculture isn’t as Climate-Friendly as It Seems. These Best Practices Can...

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can... (more)

Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell, The Conversation
January 22, 2024
Meet the Ranchers Trying to Restore Grasslands

Mickey Steward has worked hard to rehabilitate her ranch. But then, she’s had to. “You... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
January 20, 2024