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Farm-How to

How to Choose the Right Backyard Bird

If you’re looking to introduce some feathered friends to your backyard garden or homestead, we can help you figure out where to start.

by Patrick Kuklinski
Butter avocados.
Food-Series

Top 10 Food Equity Stories of 2024

Readers were fascinated this year with stories on butter avocados, microgreens, and what it means to eat meat today.

by Modern Farmer
Consumption-Series

Top 10 Conscious Consumption Stories of 2024

Readers this year loved stories on cutting food waste, the truth about biogas, and dealing with plastic.

by Modern Farmer
Daisha Wall presents to a crowd.
Farm-Article

In Eastern North Carolina, Community Science Aims to Fill an Air Quality Gap

In a part of the state where millions of hogs pollute the air, residents will be measuring the impact.

by Lena Beck
People standing at the Transfarmation demonstration hub.
Farm-Q+A

The Transition Away From Factory Farming

A Q&A with author Leah Garcés about her new book, Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming.

by Lena Beck
An aerial view of former chicken barns.
Farm-Republication

Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us From Factory Farming

Read an excerpt from Leah Garcés’ new book.

by Leah Garcés
Farm-Article

Rural Drinking Water Has a Nitrate Problem

But the consolidation of the sector makes it increasingly hard for organizers to push for drinking water regulation. According to experts, local actions need to be paired with more federal regulation to properly address the drinking water nitrate pollution.

by Claire Carlson, The Daily Yonder
Consumption-Article

Your Dog’s Food Probably Comes From a Factory Farm. Meet Some Folks Who Want to Change That

The pet food industry traditionally relies on factory farm byproducts for its ingredients, a practice the industry touts as more sustainable as it produces less waste and cheaper food. But dog owners distrust this mysterious supply chain.

by Sheila Pell
Farm-Article

Farmers Fought a Factory Farm and Won

Across the country, factory farms have led to extreme water and air pollution that cause environmental and health problems and harm the communities they enter. Graphic Journalist Nhatt Nichols takes us to Oregon, where local farmers are fighting back and winning...for now.

by Nhatt Nichols
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