Conscious Consumption

Doylestown, PA, home of Seed Phytonutrients’ headquarters, is a far cry from L’Oréal’s glossy offices in New York City and Paris. And they wouldn’t have it any other way.

A major defeat for farmers seeking to protect themselves.

And is this insane thing really a pumpkin?

At 83, America’s beloved farmer-philosopher still has plenty to say about how our disregard for the past points us in a destructive direction.

In another “tail” of courage, Luna, a two-year-old Great Pyrenees, refused to leave her heritage breed pigs behind during the Northern California Firestorm.

To paraphrase a Chinese proverb about planting trees, the best time to start contemplating the future of your farm was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

Whether handling chickens or hauling cows, our readers rely on these tools to get the job done.

First, the Reverend Richard Joyner got mad. Then he got a trowel. Sick and tired of seeing his congregation suffer from poor nutrition, the North Carolina minister sowed seeds of hope in a food desert.

Researchers at Iowa State University are using a new technique involving the UV light-producing device to help reduce bad odors on the farm.