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Spookley the Square Pumpkin: Here to Stop Bullying and Save Agritourism
Rather than plant material, he often appears at the farm made of plush or fabric sewn into a massive costume. Sometimes he's animatronic or an eight-by-eight inflatable. His cheeks...
Thomas Jefferson’s Farming Failures
His neighbors called Thomas Jefferson the worst farmer in Virginia, and yet Jefferson dedicated himself to agrarian exploration with a devotion akin to worship. Which meant many, many failures.
Butterworld: One Man’s Dairy Obsession Hits the Road
Sandeep Agarwal didn’t set out to become a self-made butter historian. Of course, Agarwal, who runs a Pure Indian Foods, a company that makes organic, grass-fed ghee, has always been interested in the stuff. Then he saw his first butter churn at flea market auction, and he was hooked. He sunk years of his life and his own savings into a quest to amass butter artifacts.
Getting Canadian Farmers to Kick their Foreign Seed Addiction
Canadian farmers have long been dependent on imported seeds from Europe and the USA. The Bauta Family Initiative on Canadian Seed Security, which launched in February, plans to change that.
Welcome to Modern Farmer’s new harvest column, in which we highlight what is seasonal, talk to those who grow it, and share a recipe (or two).This week: sugar beets. Blogger and photographer Molly Yeh talks with her boyfriend Nick – a sugar beet farmer – about the the harvest in Grand Forks, ND; and shares a special latke recipe with us.
Does This Taste Funny To You? Teens Face Off in Competitive Dairy Tasting
Right now, in hundreds of American high schools, teams of eager co-eds, in black and yellow varsity jackets with their names stitched on the back, are training for the big day: the upcoming Milk Quality and Products Career Development Event at the FFA nation convention in Louisville, Kentucky, which runs Oct. 28 to Nov. 2.
Bib Overalls: From Farmwear to Fashion Icon
First appearing in the U.S. in the 1700s and known as ’slops,’ overalls became the uniform of the working stiff. Over time, their baggy silhouette served as an emblem worn by railroaders and depression era farmers — as recalled in Grant Wood’s American Gothic. Later, they became emblematic of 1960’s hippies, college students of the ’70s, and even rappers, hip hop and other recording artists, who wore them with one shoulder unfastened.
How To: Make Your Own Natural Dyes
Anyone who can make a pot of tea can dye a skein of wool or yard of plain linen to whatever color they want, using commonly found plants.
Meet the Modern Farmers: Fall 2013
We meet the new breed of global growers embracing agriculture.
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