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Sweet Corn on a Decades-Long Decline

Sweet corn destined for the freezer or the canned food aisle has been steadily decreasing... (more)

Lena Beck
July 20, 2023
Turning Empty Offices Into Vertical Farms

In an old paper company and warehouse building, machines are whirring again. But instead of... (more)

Ciara O'Brien
July 4, 2023
Canada’s Wildfires Threaten Its Farmers From All Sides

When the wildfires descended on his Nova Scotia farm the morning of May 28, Peter... (more)

Jason Langendorf
June 24, 2023
Changes to SNAP Benefits Spark Fear of Hunger Crisis

New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have advocates worried that the... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
June 15, 2023
As Chaga Keeps Trending, Mycologists Worry About Running Out

Garrett Kopp learned to harvest wild chaga alongside his grandmother in the Adirondack Mountains of... (more)

Tammy Kuepfer
June 9, 2023
The Hot and Cold of Growing Olives in Canada

It was early December 2016, and the first real cold of the season was descending... (more)

Jennifer Cole
May 29, 2023
Is Your Favorite New Mushroom Eradicating Native Mushroom Species?

Golden oyster mushrooms, with sunny-golden thumbprint caps, branch-like gills and clusters of fruiting bodies, are... (more)

Natalie Jesionka
May 1, 2023
Meet the Entrepreneur Bringing Organic Farming to Urban Real Estate

Alexandre Ferrari-Roy, founder and CEO of the urban agriculture firm MicroHabitat, isn’t looking to squat... (more)

Brittany Hopkins
April 28, 2023
The Ebbing Tide of Dulse

It’s low tide and the dories are heading out to sea from New Brunswick’s Grand... (more)

Jennifer Cole
April 17, 2023