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Delicata Squash: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butternut
Try delicata, an heirloom squash experiencing a dramatic revival thanks to the richer flavor and softer skin of a productive variety that first hit seed markets about a decade ago.
Modern Farmer Celebrity Vegetable Chart
Why Lena Dunham is like cilantro, Gwyneth Paltrow is like kale, and James Franco is like corn: it’s our our celebrity veg chart.
Welcome to Modern Farmer’s new harvest column, in which we highlight what is seasonal, talk to those who grow it, and share a recipe (or two). We start with one of our favorites, tomatoes.
Master the Maize: The Increasingly Big Business of Corn Mazes
For customers, corn mazes are a lark. For farmers, they’re incredibly hard work and potentially big business that has grown increasingly sophisticated.
Bill Clinton Talks Global Agriculture
When people think of America’s former president, farming isn’t usually the first thing that comes to mind. But the philanthropist sees global agriculture as containing some of the biggest issues of our time, namely, food security and feeding the planet. We talk to Clinton about all that, and his Great-Uncle Buddy.
Satoshi Aida’s Aida Godo Kojo produces farm tools that fuse traditional craftsmanship with painstaking precision tailored for use in Japan’s mountainous terrain and varied farming conditions.
Want to Keep Your Goat Warm? Try a Goat Coat
Goat coats aren’t just a fun rhyme. Some goats need help retaining body heat during cold winter months. Enter the goat coat.
Talking Goats with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats
We get surprisingly deep about the pagan roots of goat mythology, what kind of lifestyle supports goat ownership and why – EXCLUSIVE – Darnielle might consider putting a goat on one of his band’s t-shirts.
Meet the Goat Who Wasn’t a Goat
"He was clumsy, working his way down the cliff trying to catch up with the rest of the herd,” Creighton told FOX affiliate KSTU-TV, "With the binoculars, I could clearly see it w...
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