Farm Archives - Modern Farmer
Meet the 97-Year-Old Salt-Harvesting Matriarch

Quintina Ayvar de la Cruz is the living embodiment of the environment that has been... (more)

Elena Valeriote
June 14, 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
An Ancestral River Runs Through It

Jeff Wivholm isn’t partial to mountains. He likes to be able to see the weather... (more)

Keely Larson, Reasons to be Cheerful
February 15, 2024
Birds are Vulnerable to Heat Stress, Even on Farms

In June of 2021, an extreme heatwave hit the Pacific Northwest. From British Columbia to... (more)

Lena Beck
January 8, 2024
‘A Silent Killer’: How Saltwater Intrusion is Overtaking Coastal Farmland in the...

Eerily empty, abandoned fields stretch across the coast of the southeast United States, replacing once... (more)

Peggy Chen
August 31, 2023
Could Hydroponic Fodder Solve the West’s Water Woes?

Agriculture sucks a whopping 80 percent of the Colorado River’s water every year. The largest... (more)

Sara Ventiera
August 8, 2023
At Last, States Reach a Colorado River Deal: Pay Farmers Not to...

This story was originally published by Grist. You can sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter... (more)

Jake Bittle, Grist
May 25, 2023
Climate Disruptions Force Salt Farmers to Reimagine Their Businesses

Salt is all around us—inside our oceans, beneath our feet, on our roadways, in our... (more)

Gia Mora
May 22, 2023