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The Apocalypse Sperm Bank

Housed in a vast storehouse in Fort Collins, Colorado, the USDA has 700,000 straws of... (more)

Jesse Hirsch
August 9, 2013
Dear Modern Farmer: How Do I Start Up a Community Garden?

Dear Modern Farmer: I want to start up a community garden, but want to make... (more)

Kristen Ploetz
August 8, 2013
Farming Shrimp in Corn Country

A white wooden sign with hand-painted, sky blue letters strangely proclaims: “Fresh Shrimp For Sale,... (more)

Lori Rotenberk
August 7, 2013
Does It Matter If Tomatoes Are Ugly?

The UglyRipe tomato is tasty -- but the Florida Tomato Committee says it may be... (more)

Sarah Rich
August 7, 2013
Turn Cow Poop into $10,000? Bingo!

The first year Missoula played Cow Pie Bingo, it was raining; Blessame the cow was... (more)

Jesse Hirsch
August 6, 2013
16 Porkers from the Past

Thanks to the Library of Congress and their voluminous photo archives (which we have dipped... (more)

Francis Dougherty
August 2, 2013
A Hydroponic Rooftop Farm Grows in the Bronx

This hydroponic farm represents both a modern way to bring farming into urban areas and... (more)

Gloria Dawson
August 2, 2013
Cashing In: Specialty Crops Bolster Urban Farms

Many urban farmers are increasingly turning to "value-added” crops, refining their raw harvest - by,... (more)

Christopher Weber
August 1, 2013
Ask a Mongolian Camel Herder

We tracked down Badamsuren, a Mongolian camel herder in his mid-50s, to learn a bit... (more)

Jesse Hirsch
July 31, 2013
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