Can Human Urine Fertilize Our Crops?
New England farmers are participating in the first known field trials of human-urine fertilizer in the U.S.
Across America, food animal vets are in short supply. This steady decline threatens the entire food system. Can it be reversed?
How Native Farmers Pair Ancestral Knowledge with Climate Expertise
When looking for ways to fight our warming climate, Native farmers and land stewards argue we should center Native voices.
Why Are Family Farms in Trouble?
In 2012, the USDA forecast that most (70 percent) family farms would transfer hands over the next 20 years. What are farmers doing now to ensure their farms' survival?
The Community Organizing Effort That Helped Save an Urban Farm in New Orleans
A park had plans on building a road through a beloved urban farm and youth program in New Orleans. But the farm’s supporters weren’t having it.
The Financials of Profitable Small-Scale Farming
From getting on YouTube to working in your neighbor’s yard, there are some creative ways to make money as a small farm.
Vanilla is in Crisis. Producers in Mexico Are Not Giving Up
Vanilla production is threatened by climate change in Oaxaca, Mexico. If vanilla disappears, local culture is in danger, too, say local Chinantec Indigenous people.
An unlikely partnership aims to strengthen the local food system in California’s Alameda County.
Prop 12 Was a Landmark Animal Rights Law. Repealing it Could Hurt Farmers.
California’s Prop 12 made it illegal to sell pork that had been raised in gestation crates in the state. But if the next Farm Bill repeals this law, farmers could end up paying the price.