The future of farming rests on the shoulders of young farmers. In this series, we hear directly from them—why they chose (and love) farming, the difficulties they face, and how the rest of us can get involved.
Meet the Farmer Training Indigenous Youth and Revitalizing a Culture of Food Sovereignty
An Indigenous-led training hub, Tea Creek, in northern B.C. may be an answer to Canada’s looming farmer shortage.
What Are the Big Issues for Young Farmers? We Asked Them
Modern Farmer sat down with the co-founder of Young Agrarians, a farmer-to-farmer resource for young people, to find out what might hamper young folks looking to enter the agriculture industry.
Mexican Cities and States Could Run Out of Water. What’s the Solution?
More than 22 million people in Mexico City could face a complete water shortage this month, and millions more around the country deal with frequent droughts and water shortages. Is it time to rethink our relationship with water?
Ciudades y estados mexicanos podrían quedarse sin agua. ¿Cuál es la solución?
Más de 22 millones de personas en la Ciudad de México podrían enfrentar una escasez total de agua este mes, y millones más en todo el país lidian con sequías frecuentes y escasez de agua. ¿Es hora de replantearnos nuestra relación con el agua?
Soil erosion and climate change are just some of farming’s most pressing issues. Using familiar (or not-so-familiar) native plants as food crops is one solution.
$9 Butter? Canadian Redditors Say No Thank You
Subscribers to a Reddit thread organized a national boycott of grocery mega-chain Loblaws that grew into a community movement to promote farmer’s markets and local food.
Is the Farm Stop Revolution Upon Us?
A hybrid between a farmer’s market and a co-op store, farm stops are popping up across the country, helping customers access local food year round.
Spotlight On the Arizona Nonprofit Working to Transform Urban Food Deserts
By going all in on permaculture and neighborhood gleaning, nonprofit Homegrown is aiming to feed Phoenix—and one day, the country.
