The Community Organizing Effort That Helped Save an Urban Farm in New Orleans
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New Demand for Local Corn Rises in the Northeast
A rise in distilleries and food companies seeking regional ingredients is causing farmers to consider planting more of the crop.
This US Army Veteran Continues to Serve Her Community By Farming
Indigenous farmer Amyrose Foll has sought to lift up a nation through the act of growing and providing food.
Swallowable Sensors Give an Inside Look at How Cows Are Doing
The smart capsule remains in the first of the cow’s four stomachs, gathering data about the animal’s health to relay to farmers.
Northeast Organic Dairy Farmers May Get Squeezed Out of Business
The affected farms are taking a major hit after Danone, which owns Horizon Organic, terminated 89 contracts.
Make Your Own Biochar Using the Cone Pit Method
Hack your way through gardening with this ancient Amazonian soil amendment.
The Man Conserving Jackfruit Diversity in India
A modern-day Johnny Appleseed, ‘Jackfruit Jayan’ has planted more than 20,000 jackfruit seedlings.
Move Over, Smart Phones. Smart Hives Are Here
The in-hive devices are one recent innovation helping to preserve honeybee colonies.
Hatch Chile Peppers Face an Uncertain Future
Growers of New Mexico’s iconic crop are wrestling with drought, water rights and labor shortages.
How a Hairstylist Blossomed Into a Budding Farmer
In southern California, the Ecology Center is tending to a future generation of farmers through a paid apprenticeship program.
