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The Illustrated Journals of a Dairy Farmer in 1941
The continuing journals of dairy farmer W.G. Pope from 1941, as illustrated by his great-grandson. This week: a car crashes into a barn.
At The Yiddish Farm Education Center, an organic farm and school in Goshen, NY, students live sustainably while participating in intensive Yiddish immersion programs.
In New Orleans, Vietnamese-American Farmers Band Together
How the VEGGI (Village de l’Est Green Growers Initiative) Farmer’s Cooperative aims to help urban farmers thatincrease local food access, create quality and sustainable jobs and promote sustainable growing practices in their community.
Foodies Convene on the Lawn of America’s First Foodie: Thomas Jefferson
The gardens and orchards at Monticello contain many of the 330 different crops and 170 fruit varieties that Jefferson is believed to have grown. In other words, he was a bit of a nut for crop diversity.
Rwanda’s Ag Minister: Agnes Matilda Kalibata
Agnes Matilda Kalibata has transformed Rwanda’s farms – and she’s not done yet.
Ranchers in the vast prairies surrounding the Black Hills of South Dakota face a bleak picture after record snowstorms over the weekend. Roofs have collapsed, trees are down, and t...
The Future of Food (Packaging)
Dave Edwards and his company WikiFoods aim to partner with various collaborators to develop innovative new ways to package and store your food. Together with Stonyfield Farms they will launch their first product, edible frozen yogurt and ice cream encased in naturally-flavored edible skins and sold in biodegradable cellophane bags.
