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The Quest To Reintroduce Biblical Sheep To Israel
A gorgeous, intimidating, four-horned (!) sheep might be making a long journey home.
How to Grow Your Own Tomatoes Part 4: Disease Prevention
Tomato TLC – ten tips for keeping disease at bay.
Farming Hops During the Ultra-Hoppy Beer Craze
A farmer with unusual ideas about how and why to farm hops tells us what the business is like these days.
The EPA’s New Clean Water Rule and Why Agribusiness Wants to Overturn It
Farmers that pollute will now have to pay.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: Farmer Lee Jones and The Chef’s Garden
With his signature red bowtie and overalls, Farmer Lee Jones seems to have stepped out of a different era, but he's no throwback. His family's farm, The Chef's Garden, has managed ...
Allergen-Free Peanuts And More USDA Research
Could this end the scourge of peanut allergies once and for all? (Or, just for now?)
CSAs that Think Outside the Produce Box
Gone are the days when CSA meant produce only. Meat, medicinal herbs, coffee – you can nab a share of almost anything farmed or fished. We’ve highlighted our favorite sources.
Can The World’s First Compostable Coffee Pod Save Us From K-Cups?
Would you switch to a K-Cup that can be tossed, whole, into the compost?
Italian Cowboys Keeping an Ancient Practice Alive
Andiamo, little dogies, andiamo! Photographer Gabriele Fanelli rides along with modern Italian cowboys keeping an ancient practice alive.
