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How to Build a Three-Bin Compost System (And How to Use It, Too)
Two people can build our version – which repurposes free wood pallets – in an afternoon.
5 Reasons Getting USDA Organic Certification Is Really Difficult
The USDA’s National Organic Program is a complicated operation. Here’s some of the challenges to getting – and staying – certified.
10 Numbers That Show How Much Farmland We’re Losing to Development
“Farms Under Threat,” a new report from the American Farmland Trust, shows the dire state of our nation’s farmlands.
Last Word: Isabella Rossellini
In 1952, Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini collaborated on a short film called The Chicken. More than six decades later, the duo's actress-daughter has written a book, My Chickens and I (Abrams Books), about the 100 heritage hens she raises on New York's Long Island. Currently pursuing a master's degree in animal behavior, the 65-year-old polymath holds forth on conservation, connoisseurship, and aggressive cocks.
With prudent chemical management and rotational grazing, Rancher Susan Bergen created a winning formula for soil health.
Weekend Project: How-To Build a Native Bee Hotel
Honeybees get all the attention, but these unsung workhorses deserve a place in your garden, too.
Do You Know the History of These Popular Farm Idioms?
“Don’t have a cow” has been around for far longer than Bart Simpson.
The Modern Farmer Guide to Seed Selection, Plant Jargon, and Garden Planning
Winter is the season of dreams for farmers and gardeners. We can go on and on to anyone who’ll stand to listen about our plans for the next growing season, but our truest companions through the cold evenings are our beloved seed catalogs, that fine genre of literature that caters to all our notions of what a farm or garden can be.
