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Meet the Ranchers Working to Sustain the World’s Largest Elk Population

At Eagle Rock Ranch in Jefferson, Colorado, the elk start to gather at dusk. “I’ll... (more)

Bridget Shirvell
Meet the Farmer Who Pivoted in Her Fifties From a Law Firm...

Tami Purdue didn’t grow up on a farm or have a background in growing food.... (more)

Lauren David
February 16, 2024
Year in Review: The Farmers and Food Folk We Met Along the...

The “Meet the Modern Farmer” profile series has been a staple of Modern Farmer for... (more)

Modern Farmer
December 26, 2023
Meet the Farmer Championing Fair Food Prices While Fighting Food Insecurity

“Everyone used to joke that I would deliver my second child in my station wagon... (more)

Michelle Colman
December 22, 2023
Meet the Taro Farmer Restoring an Ecosystem Through Native Hawaiian Practices

Sprouting deep within the verdant pleats of Oʻahu’s Koʻolau Mountains, Heʻeia stream winds through Kakoʻo... (more)

Naoki Nitta
December 15, 2023
Meet the Urban Apiarist Creating Community for Black Beekeepers

With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital... (more)

Marcea Cazel
November 30, 2023
Meet the Refugee Farmers Raising the Crops of Their Homelands From Texas...

Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan, where her family... (more)

Laurel Miller
November 16, 2023
Meet the Veterinary Professor Zooming Knowledge from Iowa to Ukraine’s Pig Farmers

On a Wednesday morning in July, Justin Brown got up early in the morning—really early.... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
November 1, 2023
Meet the Modern Farming Consultant Sharing Ancient Culture and Traditions in Alaska

Gifting your first catch, whether a moose, a deer or berries, is a Tlingit tradition. ... (more)

Jill Dutton
October 27, 2023
Meet the Virginia Retirees Making Sweet and Smoky Syrup from Fallen Bark

Enter just about any American supermarket and you’re bound to find a jug of maple... (more)

Elena Valeriote
October 20, 2023
The Art of Resurrecting Heirloom Watermelons

It was hot in Louisiana, and after 15 hours in the car to get there... (more)

Lena Beck
October 18, 2023