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Meet the Modern Farmer

The Queer Farmers Reimagining American Agriculture

A nascent movement of LGBTQ+ farmers is working to build community in rural spaces and... (more)

Emma Banks
January 3, 2022
From Selling Wine to Picking Finger Limes

After early careers spent working in hospitality, ​​Tamer and Claire Harpke now specialize in growing... (more)

Lena Tzivekis
January 2, 2022
Creating a New Route for a Traditional Basque Spice

When she couldn’t find a local source for Piment d'Espelette, chef-turned-farmer Krissy Scommegna set out... (more)

Sophia F. Gottfried
December 26, 2021
Meet the Modern Farmer Saving Seeds of the African Diaspora

With Sistah Seeds, Amirah Mitchell aims to make culturally significant heirlooms more readily available.

Lindsay Campbell
December 11, 2021
The Birth of Farm-to-Table Cooking on the Swedish Island of Gotland

There’s no easy way for local restaurants to buy fresh food grown on the island.... (more)

Jacob Dean
December 4, 2021
The Indiana Farm Helping Burmese Refugees Reconnect With Their Roots

A refugee incubator farm in Fort Wayne is helping the community build wealth, knowledge and... (more)

Amber Gibson
November 20, 2021
This US Army Veteran Continues to Serve Her Community By Farming

Indigenous farmer Amyrose Foll has sought to lift up a nation through the act of... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
November 11, 2021
The Man Conserving Jackfruit Diversity in India

A modern-day Johnny Appleseed, ‘Jackfruit Jayan’ has planted more than 20,000 jackfruit seedlings.

Kalpana Sunder
November 3, 2021
How a Hairstylist Blossomed Into a Budding Farmer

In southern California, the Ecology Center is tending to a future generation of farmers through... (more)

Shea Swenson
October 28, 2021