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Consumption-Article

What Do Fish, Butterflies, and Bats Have to Do With Booze?

How the alcohol industry impacts wildlife and tips for sipping more sustainably.

by Elena Valeriote
Farm-Article

Biodynamic Farms Are One Thing. What About Biodynamic Businesses?

Why farmers are applying the biodynamic philosophy to their businesses.

by Kathleen Willcox
Farm-Personal Essay

In Bad Naturalist, an Author Settles on a Mountain Top and Tries to Farm

Novelist Paula Whyman wanted to leave her city life and find an acre or two of rural pasture to explore. Instead, she found herself trying to restore 200 acres of farmland on a Virginia mountain top.

by Paula Whyman
Farm-Republication

Why the West Needs Prairie Dogs

They're among the region's most despised species, but some tribes, researchers, and landowners are racing to save them.

by Christine Peterson, High Country News
Consumption-Article

Why One Group is Suing the Government Over Malathion, a Dangerous Pesticide

The US Fish and Wildlife Service drastically changed its position on malathion, claiming the pesticide is safe. One organization says it’s not, and it is suing to prove it.

by Patrick Kuklinski
Farm-Article

Can Human Urine Fertilize Our Crops?

New England farmers are participating in the first known field trials of human-urine fertilizer in the U.S.

by Anna Laird Barto, Ambrook Research
Farm-Republication

From Rare Peppers to Blight Tickets, This Detroit Garden Shows the Promise and Challenge of Urban Gardening

A Detroiter spent decades growing a healthier self and city. Here’s why he might move on.

by Koby Levin, Outlier Media
Farm-Republication

Gardening Heals: Detroiter’s Cancer Treatment Eased by her Work With Soil

Starting a garden while simultaneously learning of a cancer diagnosis, Heidi Penix’s garden is a vital source of mental and emotional support throughout her treatment.

by SaMya Overall, Outlier Media
Consumption-Personal Essay

Ode to an Heirloom

What’s the value of an old apple?

by John Ela
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