Conscious Consumption

Sure, climate change was bad news for the poor, world peace, clean water, plants, animals, island nations and city-dwellers without air conditioners. But the hope was that rising C...

Modern Farmer: What made you want to start shooting this series?

We never expected that our tour of the DMZ, the most heavily militarized border in the world, would feature farming, rice paddies, wildlife, ginseng, biodynamic wine, and well-paid farmers:but that’s exactly what happened.

For many decades, farm life has been trotted out as a picturesque, wholesome ideal, to peddle everything from hotcakes to soap. We've rounded up 11 of our favorites for your Friday...

They say the beef smelled like an embalmed dead body. By the end of the scandal, it would irrevocably change how Americans dealt with their food.

How farmers use fake bird calls and propane cannons to keep their crops safe.

The Chicago Board of Trade, the world’s largest futures exchange, began its life as a farmers market. And, in some ways, it still is.

Modern Farmer visits Michelle Bolt and her miniature livestock at Tanglewood Farm in northern Georgia.

Crystal Bay Farm in Watsonville, California, is sandwiched between two national parks along the coast of Monterey Bay. Farmer Jeff Fiorovich says you can see the ocean from the far...