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The Modern Farmer Ode to Seed Catalogs
There is nothing better on a snowy evening than pulling up a chair by the fire and enjoying a bit of old-fashioned seed porn.
Competitive Virtual Farming Is an Actual Thing
Most of the major esports—competitive video gaming—competitions are what you might expect: fantasy beat-’em-up games, sports like basketball, first-person shooters.
New Study Finds Bee-Killing Mites Are Very Complicated Disease-Carriers
The source of colony collapse disorder, and the reason for the precarious position of honey bees, remains unclear.
Meet the Winemaker Who Left California to Grow Grapes in Vermont
Krista Scruggs uses hybrids to produce wines without additives, fertilizers, pesticides or any other chemical intervention from vine to vat.
“An ancient stone circle that has remained unknown to archaeologists for thousands of years has been officially recognised,” reads the intro of an article from the Press and Journal, Scotland’s oldest newspaper.
Can Farming Stop the African Migration Crisis?
This Senegalese Rapper Thinks So.
How a throw-away racehorse kindled the birth of a horse sanctuary.
California City Launches “Goat Fund Me” for Wildfire-Preventing Goats
Goats are industrious eaters.
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