Farm Confessional: How I Nearly Lost My Goats to Mexican Drug Dealers
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Here’s Why a Chicken Can Live Without Its Head
Running around like a chicken with its head cut off? Here’s the science behind the saying.
Blogger Jason Price recounts the ups and downs of his backyard chicken rearing adventure.
The One Tiny Region That Produces Nearly Half of US Mushrooms
Chester County's Kennett Square is the mushroom capital of the country.
Farm Confessional: I Work for an Animal Welfare Organization and I Eat Meat
Catherine Gerson works for World Society for the Protection of Animals — but she still eats meat. She tells us about her conflicted attitudes towards being a carnivore.
Meet the Mangalitsa, the Hairy Pig That’s the Kobe Beef of Pork
We talk to a breeder and importer about this wild and wooly breed that’s become a favorite with farmers and eaters.
Farm Confessional: I Was a Pig Semen Catcher
A veterinary student in Scotland learns what it’s like to catch pig semen in a Thermos.
Farm Confessional: I Sell At a Farmers Market
A farmer outside of Calgary, Alberta talks to us about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of running a table at the farmers market.
Farm Confessional: I Raise Livestock and I Think It May Be Wrong
I have no farming background. I was born and raised in the suburbs, and I spent more time in a shopping mall playing video games and eating fast food than I did outside. "Animals...
Farm Confessional: Secrets of a Supermarket Produce Buyer
“A lot goes into this business if it’s done right, a lot of psychology. We aren’t just throwing up stuff and hoping you’ll buy it.”
