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Instead of a unified national piece of legislation, ag-gag laws are splintered across the land. Each one has its own quirks.

What do you see when you walk into a liquor store? If you’re nature writer Amy Stewart, you see “the world’s most exotic botanical garden, the sort of strange and overgrown conservatory we only encounter in our dreams.”

After Prohibition, the tradition of locally grown and sourced malt died out in America, even for craft brewers. But a small band of micro-malters aim to change all that.

There’s a whole sub-genre of books called “Rural Romance,” and we talk to one of our favorite authors.

Call it the new homesteading: two classically trained chefs built their gelato production facility right on a California dairy farm.

Dear Modern Farmer: I just moved on to a two-acre property, and I want to grow. But how do I tell if I’ve got good soil or not?

While it may seem as if most of Boston's rooftops are solely reserved for illegal barbecuing and debauchery in the summer months, one roof and two environmental scientists with dee...

The Japanese know a good thing when they see it. Since ancient times, food foragers in the southern Japanese islands gathered a particular woodland plant for food and medicine known for its regenerative properties.

The ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ has sparked protests from both the far right and the far left since it was revealed last month. We’ve compiled a timeline.