What Is This Weird Weed, and Why Are Farmers and Health Nuts So Into It?
This could be the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid superfood of our dreams. Well, not ours. But it must be somebody’s dream, right?
Voices of the Food Chain and StoryCorps Share the Stories of the Workers Who Help Feed Us
A new oral history project, Voices of the Food Chain, gives food workers a chance to tell their stories.
How to Build a Bio-Swale (and Why You Should Want To!)
A swell soil-building, runoff-reducing project for a cool fall day.
A New Start-Up Hopes to Develop Faster-Growing Crops”Without Genetic Modification
Beneficial microbes are the key.
Chef Hugh Acheson is on a Mission to Save Home Economics
The restaurateur and cookbook author has hatched a plan to change the way schools teach life skills to kids.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: PepperHarrow Farm
Say hello to PepperHarrow Farm, in Winterset, Iowa. They’ll be taking over our Instagram account this weekend!
Illegal California Marijuana Farms Are Killing Adorable Mammals
Who will save our beloved teddy bear weasel type forest creatures?
Foraging is the New Black: How to Forage for Food this Fall
Fatten up on nature’s pantry before the winter slumber: Here are 10 wild foods to harvest now.
The Weird History of Dancing Chickens at Amusement Parks
In the early 1980s, while visiting cousins in Minnesota, my family spent a day at the Paul Bunyan Amusement Center, then located in Baxter. The park featured a variety of rides and a giant animated statue of Paul Bunyan who greeted each child by name. (I have to say it was a bit of an unnerving experience for a 10-year-old.)
