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Boston’s Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox, is known for a high left field wall, nicknamed “The Green Monster.” Now, America’s oldest Major League Baseball field still in use will be known for something else that’s green: the largest organic rooftop garden in the Majors.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: Forty North Oyster Farms
Say hello to Forty North Oyster Farms in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. They’re taking over Modern Farmer’s Instagram account for a couple of weeks. Stop by and have a look!
Spoiler Alert: New USDA App Helps Fight Food Waste
“Alert: Your peas will go bad in 1 day. Eat your peas, citizen.”
New Jersey Police Arrest Disorderly Goat
An easy way to get arrested in New Jersey is to headbutt a door repeatedly.
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria is Blowin’ in the Wind
There may be more than just the smell of manure downwind from large cattle feedlots in America’s Central Plains states. According to a new study, antibiotic-resistant bacteria coming from these businesses is being spread via the wind.
California Olive Growers Cutting Down Orchards
Olives have never been California’s largest agricultural product – at its height, the industry only had a little over 35,000 acres of table olives – but as growers face low prices, high labor costs and dwindling water supplies, many are choosing to leave generations of olive-growing for a more lucrative crop.
A Who’s Who of Colorful Egg-Laying Chickens
Here’s a short list of breeds that lay colorful eggs that need no dye to tantalize the eye.
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