It might come as a surprise, but 96 percent of US crop farms are still family farms. They’ve just gotten much bigger.
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For followers of right-to-raw milk issues, the name Alvin Schlangen will no doubt be familiar. Schlangen, a Minnesota egg farmer, underwent a high-profile trial last fall on charge...
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: buying some new wheels.
How to Design a Shared Backyard
When you live in the city or the suburbs, it can be hard to fit everything you want into a small or mid-sized yard. Perhaps you want a large vegetable garden and even a couple of f...
Totally Nuts: This Farm Runs on Walnut Shells
It’s fair to say, most walnut farms never get mentioned on Saturday Night Live. Of course, most walnut farms aren’t powered by their own shells.
Meet Tom Colicchio’s Urban Milkcrate Farmer
Pickens (who I knew from our time together attending Ohio University) meets regularly with the restaurant's chef and the farm's founder Sisha OrtÁºzar to discuss what's growing a...
While many travelers are trying to get away from it all ”“ work, kids, parents, seemingly neverending battles with telecommunications companies ”“ some hoteliers are using that as an opportunity to offer them a chance to get back to the land.
Moo-chos graçias, Library of Congress! Join the gang at the Modern Farmer and gawk, gaze and gloat at these thirteen reserved and respected grazers.
Housed in a vast storehouse in Fort Collins, Colorado, the USDA has 700,000 straws of sperm, from 18 different species. They’re ready for any disaster.
