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Why Does Beer Smell So Delicious?
A chance accident in a Belgian lab figures out why beer smells so good — and the answer will surprise you.
Guinea Fowl: Your Overlooked Backyard Buddy
Looking for an alternative ’jack of all trades’ barnyard animal? Consider the guinea.
A Cow. In a Diaper. Udderly Amazing.
A grumpy German farmer diapered his cow as a political protest.
Canned: A WWII-Era Community Cannery Hangs on in Rural Virginia
A look inside the 7-decade-old community cannery.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: Cold Water Creek Farms
This week’s guest instagrammers come from Cold Water Creek Farms in Gold Hill, North Carolina.
Forget Speed Dating, How About Weed Dating?
From farms to college campuses, singles are lining up in the dirt to dig up some romance.
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.
Little Livestock: Beyond the Backyard Chickens
Your next urban farming might be one of these little animals.
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?
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