How Has Organic Certification Stood Up to the Test of Time? A Q&A with Mark Lipson
Mark Lipson shares his thoughts on the organic movement today, and gives an impassioned defense to recent critiques of organic certification and its integrity.
Meet Modern Farmer’s Guest Instagrammer: Fleishers Craft Butchery
They’ll be taking over our Instagram feed for the weekend. Stop by and have a look!
This week, we repped #iamamodernfarmer pride at Field + Supply in High Falls, New York. Plus, a post all the way from Romania!
Upcoming Documentary Captures Our Quirky “Llama Nation”
To get at the heart of our nation’s love for llamas, Tanner Shinnick traveled the country making “Llama Nation: The Documentary.”
The World’s Newest Country May Be Its Next Coffee Hotspot
Welcome to our mugs, South Sudan.
California Passes the Country’s Strongest Regulations for Antibiotic Use in Livestock
Will the move help stave off the creation of more antibiotic-resistant superbugs?
How to Plant Garlic this Fall for Summer Harvest
I was just a gardener, growing garden-variety softneck garlic, when I headed to Iowa for my first Seed Savers Exchange Conference in 2002. I returned home to Pennsylvania with 10 varieties of heirloom hardneck bulbs, planted them that October, and before I knew what had happened, I’d become a garlic farmer.
Farmers’ Guilds: Building a Sharing Economy Down on the Farm
Local farming coalitions are growing in popularity as young, first-time farmers seek out community.
China’s Newest Trend: Bean Sprouts Pinned To Your Hair
A Chinese, and more literal, version of Alfalfa from the Little Rascals.
