Policy: The Child Toxic Pesticide Health Crisis, the EPA, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
By Donald Sutherland One day, at the farmers market in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a mother of two boys approached my wife at our farm...
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Spring 2024
The Clever Farmer: Evolving Markets
The Natural Farmer
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Scott Chaskey
11 min read
The Remembered Earth
By Scott Chaskey This essay has been adapted from Chapter 9 of Soil and Spirit, published by Milkweed Editions in May 2023 and reprinted...
Holly Hartigan
3 min read
‘Delightful’ yellow tomato to be released in 2024
By Holly Hartigan A Cornell plant breeder has developed an unusual tomato – with yellow flesh and an oblong shape that prompted its fans...
Masha Vernik and Spencer Roberts
4 min read
What is Jewish Seed?
By Masha Vernik and Spencer Roberts What is a Jewish seed? This question sparked the Jewish Seed Project , a project of the Jewish Farmer...
DINA BREWSTER
7 min read
Rediscovering mutualism: The Ecotype Project
By Dina Brewster and Sefra Alexandra In early winter, the witch hazel outside my front door puts on a wild show of yellow blossoms,...
Tatiana Schreiber
3 min read
Gedakina and Rich Earth Institute Seed Saving Partnership
By Tatiana Schreiber This past year, Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro, Vermont, partnered with Gedakina , based in Essex, Vermont, to...
Elizabeth Gabriel
4 min read
Seeds of Survival and Celebration
By Elizabeth Gabriel Foods like grits, made from corn, offer a connection to the plants enslaved people of African descent used to...
Mary Nelen & Liz Gabriel
11 min read
Cannabis: The Great Promise
By Mary Nelen and Elizabeth Gabriel “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and...
david fried
5 min read
organic farming is for the birds
by david fried Editor’s note: this author prefers to use lower case type font . standing today in our local apothecary shop, "grain...
Peter Treiber
7 min read
Evolving Smartly: An Interview with Peter from Treiber Farms
By Liz Gabriel Peter Treiber Junior and Peter Treiber Senior started their farm - Treiber Farms - in 2014. Once Peter Senior retired...
Jon Magee
8 min read
Strategies for Fair Compensation for Workers and Owners
By Jon Magee As part of my technical assistance role at the Agricultural Justice Project, I frequently coach farmers on how to offer...
Taylor E. Hartson
11 min read
Cultivating Safety and Space for Transgender and Nonbinary Farmers
By Taylor E. Hartson In the Michigan August heat, Mika(1) and I find a cool, shady spot under the old tree in their front yard. Mika...
Mike Roberts
5 min read
Are You Your Farm's Bottleneck
By Mike Roberts Do you feel like you can never take a day off? Are you frustrated that everything seems to fall apart unless you’re...
Jane Primerano
2 min read
Genesis Farm Finds Ways to Boost Its CSA
By Jane Primerano MARKSBORO, NY – Even one of the nation's oldest and most established Community Supported Gardens is not immune to...
Lindsey Lusher Shute
6 min read
Why Your Farm Should Accept SNAP Online (and how to do it)
Making your farm’s food more accessible to your community is a free, no-brainer that feels great. By Lindsey Lusher Shute The process of...
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