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A Primer for the Modern (Pot) Farmer

With the potential of legal marijuana around the corner, there's no shortage of sites offering... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 10, 2013
Fluffy Cows and Four Other Boutique Farm Breeds

The fluffy cow. It’s not the name of a Monty Python skit. It’s the latest... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 7, 2013
Suicide Chicks

The sight of animals in advertisements, gleefully licking their lips or holding a bone aloft... (more)

Reyhan Harmanci
June 6, 2013
How Bees Fight Strawberry Mold and Landmines

From fighting strawberry mold to finding landmines, bees are good for way more than honey.

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 5, 2013
Order Your Chicken Rare: Nearly Lost Breeds Make a Comeback

In 2007, Paul Bradshaw was scouring farming blogs when he noticed something funny: people wanted... (more)

Rebecca Flint Marx
June 5, 2013
Dear Modern Farmer: Did I Dig All Wrong?

Dear Modern Farmer, I feel like a soil criminal. I dug up my beds when... (more)

Manjula and Orin Martin
June 3, 2013
The World’s Priciest Produce

From melons to mushrooms, the international elite have not hesitated to spend thousands to get... (more)

Tom Wolf
May 30, 2013
Are Rabbits the New Super Meat?

By all appearances, rabbit could be the food of the future.

Karen Pinchin
May 29, 2013
Marching Against the (Genetically Modified) Grain

Organizers say more than 2 million turned out for marches against Monsanto and GMOs.

Rebecca Flint Marx
May 28, 2013