Meet the Modern Farmer

A.yoni Jeffries wants to make sure the names of her ancestors live on a hundred... (more)

Over the years, Will Bonsall’s seed saving operation has been in flux. At one point,... (more)

In March, Ken Sparks repeatedly mulled over a question that many Americans were grappling with:... (more)

Ever since Matt Maier returned to the countryside of his childhood, he has been working... (more)

In some of Chicago’s lower-income neighborhoods, vivid varieties of zinnias, sunflowers, lilies and tulips have... (more)

Each time Amber Tamm digs beneath the soil with her hands to pluck roots from... (more)

Nine years ago, Scarlett Salamone’s life was hanging by a thread.  She was struggling through... (more)

In Scott Chang-Fleeman’s first year of farming, he worked long grueling days by himself. He... (more)

Meredith Elliott and her husband, Steven, spent the first six months on their farm in... (more)

Simply working outside with your hands and watching the seeds you plant grow into food... (more)