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Sponsored: Your Guide to Strong Eggshells
Nature’s leading architectural design can be strengthened by the feed given to backyard chickens.
GMO Labeling Legislation: Modern Farmer’s Guide to the Mayhem
To label or not to label? If only it were so simple.
New Science Could Help Sniff Out Fraudulent Coffee Beans
At least, according to scientists who have come up with a way to test it.
The Last Word with Food Journalist Mark Bittman
The prolific author wants to get Americans cooking vegan – and understanding why it matters.
Photo Essay: The Eagle Hunters of Mongolia
For centuries, Mongolia’s semi-nomadic tribes have joined forces with semi-domesticated eagles to hunt small prey. But how much longer can this ancient food tradition survive?
This Vintner Wants You To Try Weirder Wines
A twentysomething on a quest to expand America’s understanding of wine.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Rand Rasheed
She comes by her green thumb naturally – her dad grew wheat and legumes in Iraq before immigrating to the United States in the late ’90s.
We talk chickens with Justin Rhodes, the self-proclaimed “apron-wearing, permaculture chicken-ninja master.” He’s our latest #iamamodernfarmer contest winner.
Sad News: Fire Destroys Molly Myerson’s Little Wing Farm
She lost hundreds of quail, along with all of her seeds and farm equipment.
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