Conscious Consumption

Bill Heavey has carved out a niche as the non-expert outdoorsman, hunting and fishing his way through various adventures with a good deal more passion than proficiency.

In the early 1940s William George Pope, and his wife Mildred "Moodie” Pope, left Utica, NY and bought a farm. They named it High Acres, and started raising Ayeshire Cattle. Pope ...

A young oysterman in Georgia has found a way to turn ugly wild oysters into boutique bivalves. But will the industry follow suit?

Dear Modern Farmer: I heard it’s a good idea to plant cover crops in my garden. What should I know before I get started?

New Jersey is more than Snooki and strip malls. Photographer Cayce Clifford shows us the rural side of the Garden State.

After being arrested for marijuana possession, Vermont farmer Roger Pion returned to the police station and crushed six police cars. Now he’s something of a folk hero.

The growing trend of drinking and selling raw milk is getting one of its first major legal battles, with an Amish farmer possibly facing jail time for violating Wisconsin’s dairy and food licensing laws by selling unpasteurized milk.

When 3D printers first came out, they were priced for tech sultans. But now, you too can crank out simple farm and garden devices in your basement.

Big, boisterous, and selling lamb to some of America’s top chefs, Craig Rogers wants to raise the profile of the lowly shepherd (and his own).