Save Our Trees to Save Ourselves
BY STEPHEN LESLIE For any generation, it can be difficult to imagine that the world of the past was so radically different than the...
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MARIA MERLINO
Dec 27, 20223 min read
Lessons From the Land: Resilience
BY MARIA MERLINO A Mother’s Love Farming has helped me heal and I’m so grateful for it, so I thought I’d share some words about it. I...
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SHOSHANAH INWOOD, ANDREA RISSING, AND FLORENCE BECOT
Dec 27, 20224 min read
Young Farmers Struggle with Child Care and Health Insurance
and that can threaten the future of family farms BY SHOSHANAH INWOOD, ANDREA RISSING, AND FLORENCE BECOT Kat Becker feeds hundreds of...
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ELIZABETH GABRIEL
Dec 27, 20228 min read
Farming & Parenting
BY ELIZABETH GABRIEL Kelli and Mike Roberts started Roots Farm in 2009 in Tiverton RI, a certified organic diversified vegetable farm...
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JACK BRADIGAN SPULA
Dec 27, 20224 min read
The Hills Are (Too) Alive: Lymantria Among Us
BY JACK BRADIGAN SPULA Back in the early 1990s, standing in my small Allegany County woodlot, I was ordered into the trenches. Only three...
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DINA BREWSTER
Dec 27, 20223 min read
A New Farmer-Led Seed Company Inspired by Pollinator Pathways and CT NOFA’s Ecotype Project
BY DINA BREWSTER Announcing Eco59: a new Connecticut farmer-led seed company inspired by Pollinator Pathways and CT NOFA’s Ecotype...
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JUDY ISACOFF
Dec 27, 20224 min read
Nature's Turn
BY JUDY ISACOFF Do you harbor a silent invasion of destructive jumping worms? “The jumping worm is not yet established in much of the...
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DAVID PONTIUS
Dec 27, 20225 min read
5 Keys to Establishing an Organic Orchard
BY DAVID PONTIUS The joy of harvesting an apple is so many seasons in the making: After snowmelt, the blossoms are buzzing with bees,...
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ROBIN WALL KIMMERER
Dec 27, 20228 min read
Hearing the Language of Trees
BY ROBIN WALL KIMMERER The intelligence of plants has long been a theme of literature, philosophy, and Indigenous narrative. Scientific...
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AKIVA SILVER
Dec 27, 20226 min read
Leaves of the Same Tree
BY AKIVA SILVER It has been said by sages of ancient times that humans are leaves of the same tree or fingers of the same hand. We see...
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MIKE RECHLIN, PH.D. AND KATE FOTOS
Dec 27, 20227 min read
Tapping Walnut Trees: Studies on Walnut Sap Flow
BY MIKE RECHLIN, PH.D. AND KATE FOTOS Tapping tree species other than sugar maple provides syrup producers the opportunity to apply their...
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BILL TAYLOR
Dec 27, 20226 min read
Northeastern Charcoal in the 21st Century
BY BILL TAYLOR Hundreds of years ago, much of the Northeast was a center for producing charcoal for smelting iron, and pits in our...
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ELIZABETH GABRIEL
Dec 27, 20222 min read
The High-Potential for Nut Crops
BY ELIZABETH GABRIEL Nuts are incredibly nutritious and extremely high in protein and healthy fats. The growth of a regional market for...
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ED NEUHAUSER
Dec 27, 20226 min read
Why Thinning Matters
BY ED NEUHAUSER In general, in northeastern forests, tree regeneration occurs naturally. While the regeneration may not be of desired or...
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ELIZABETH GABRIEL
Dec 27, 20229 min read
The Game of Logging - a Women's Workshop
BY ELIZABETH GABRIEL Game? It’s ironic because the last word I would use to describe anything to do with a chainsaw is “game”. While I am...
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Dec 27, 202211 min read
Seeing the Forest for the Bees
BY KASS URBAN-MEAD INTRODUCTION There have been many wonderful pieces about pollinators in The Natural Farmer, including a comprehensive...
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BRET CHEDZOY
Dec 21, 20225 min read
A Forest(er) Farmer’s Journey with Silvopasturing
BY BRET CHEDZOY Over the years, I’ve had many enjoyable opportunities to talk about silvopasturing – mostly in an “official” capacity as...
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