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Want a Christmas tree fresh from an actual forest? You’re in luck. The federal government actually allows cutting in some of its national forests — provided you follow the rules.

Can farm rehab keep addicts clean?

We talk Neko Case about moving back to the farm and why she’s just feel better with animals and dirt all around her.

We follow the Sami people of Lappland, who have been herding reindeer in the wild since the 17th century.

You don’t have to make a trip to the Arctic Circle to build your own igloo. Pretty much any snow-filled city park will do.

Baby, it’s cold outside. Learn how to chop wood like a pro lumberjack — without wrecking your back.

An insecure food supply is an alarming prospect. Far from our urban congestion, from our military strongholds, from our political and financial centers, farms seem like cushy targets for acts of terror

We talk with Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner about how his band came up with the name, his mother’s love of sheep, and his love of the farming life.

There are many reasons why growing numbers – primarily farmers and knitters – are fixated on the Icelandic sheep. The breed, with fine-grained meat and a wooly coat that is both light-as-air and rugged, has retained one of the purest bloodlines in the agricultural world and carries a romantic and wild history.