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Forget Speed Dating, How About Weed Dating?

From farms to college campuses, singles are lining up in the dirt to dig up some romance.

by Tove Danovich
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Could A Treatment For Autism Be Found In…Broccoli?

An extract in broccoli may be a treatment for one of the most vexing disorders on the planet.

by Dan Nosowitz
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Little Livestock: Beyond the Backyard Chickens

Your next urban farming might be one of these little animals.

by Brooke Borel
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If We End World Hunger, You’ll Have These Teenagers to Thank

Wait, did a trio of Irish teenagers just solve the global hunger crisis?

by Meaghan Agnew
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Hijacked Harvest: Peruvian Maca in Peril

Chinese “tourists” turn out to be skilled superfood smugglers.

by Paul Spencer
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Farmhouse Beer: Turning Scraps Into Brews

Farmhouse beer, or saison, is a catch-all category, traditionally made on farms from grain scraps – post-harvest leftovers, last year’s unsold stores, anything would do.

by William Bostwick
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Forget Black Burgers, Goth Chickens Are The Real Thing

The flesh and skin of these chickens is completely black.

by Laurie Woolever
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Madame Bovary: Before Country Was Cool

Classic literature teaches us a lesson in farming.

by Peter T. Trachtenberg
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The Fading Glory of America’s (Allegedly) Oldest Sporting Event

No longer a blood sport, modern-day jousting tests riders’ horsemanship and skill as they charge down an 80-yard track and attempt to spear three small metal rings.

by Andrew Jenner
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