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Beautiful Bryophytes: A Q&A with Moss Queen Annie Martin
While moss might not be the obvious first choice for a favorite plant, Annie Martin loves it so much she turned her passion for bryophytes into a business: Mountain Moss Enterprises.
Microbes Will Feed the World, or Why Real Farmers Grow Soil, Not Crops
It’s not just better crops that will feed the world – it’s better microbes.
We Fought the Emus (and the Emus Won)
In October of 1932, two Australian soldiers went to war. Their enemy: rampaging bands of emus.
11 Vintage Photos of Rascally Rabbits
With Easter around the corner, we took a trip through the archives at the Library of Congress and found some beloved bunnies and rascally rabbits.
Farmers Take a Gander at Goose Eggs
Four times the size of a chicken egg and loaded with nutrients, some farmers are moving into harvesting goose eggs. The only problem? Being quick enough to get the egg away from the goose.
How New Legislation in Boston Gave Fresh Life to Urban Farms
The new ordinance means farmers will be able to grow ”“ and, importantly, sell for profit — within the city limits.
Hiroichi Kimura has begun growing some remarkable unusual watermelons in his fields in southern Japan.
Beautiful Bantams: The Strutting Chickens of Malaysia
We talk to Singapore-based photographer Ernest Goh about Malaysian Ayam Seramas, bantam chickens entered in local beauty pageants to determine the most beautiful bird.
Goat Towers: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Take a goat, add a tower and you’ve got yourself an architectural marvel.
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