By Donald Sutherland  One day, at the farmers market in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a mother of two boys approached my wife at our farm...

By Scott Chaskey This essay has been adapted from Chapter 9 of Soil and Spirit, published by Milkweed Editions in May 2023 and reprinted...

By Holly Hartigan A Cornell plant breeder has developed an unusual tomato – with yellow flesh and an oblong shape that prompted its fans...

By Masha Vernik and Spencer Roberts What is a Jewish seed? This question sparked the Jewish Seed Project , a project of the Jewish Farmer...

By Dina Brewster  and Sefra Alexandra In early winter, the witch hazel outside my front door puts on a wild show of yellow blossoms,...

By Tatiana Schreiber This past year, Rich Earth Institute  in Brattleboro, Vermont, partnered with Gedakina , based in Essex, Vermont, to...

By Elizabeth Gabriel Foods like grits, made from corn, offer a connection to the plants enslaved people of African descent used to...

By Mary Nelen and Elizabeth Gabriel “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and...

by david fried Editor’s note: this author prefers to use lower case type font . standing today in our local apothecary shop, "grain...

By Liz Gabriel Peter Treiber Junior and Peter Treiber Senior started their farm - Treiber Farms - in 2014.  Once Peter Senior retired...

By Jon Magee As part of my technical assistance role at the Agricultural Justice Project, I frequently coach farmers on how to offer...

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...

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...

By Jane Primerano MARKSBORO, NY – Even one of the nation's oldest and most established Community Supported Gardens is not immune to...

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...

By Margaret Lanphear Sentinel Farm is a small, family-run farm in western Massachusetts.  The farm’s main crop since 1984 has been...

By Lizzy Cooper NYS Farm to School Definitions School food authority (SFA): the entity with the legal authority to purchase food. The SFA...

By Freddy Soza and Mohammed Hannan Embarking on a mission to address the pressing need for accessible, healthy, and culturally...

By Amalia Gabriel Colón-Nava As the sun sets over the Schuylkill River, dusk sets in over our ¼ acre farm located at the top of a tall...

By Caitlin Honan Kyle Smith wakes up in service of his family and community daily. His early start, 4:30 a.m., is typical, he shared on a...

By Ruben Parrilla and Annie Sholar Subhead: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – or, in this case, one farmer’s trash is treasure...

By Mark McAfee, Sarah Smith, Dr Joseph Heckman, and Kelsey Barefoot Family dairy farms are struggling, but raw milk can provide a...

By Dane Watson and Erik Havaleska Organic farming accounts for about 12% of the total agricultural area in Denmark. The number of organic...

By Dani Baker Becoming Farmers As my retirement from a professional office job grew near, I began to panic about how I would fill my...

By Alex Coroleo (photo by Jasmine Moreano) At the height of summer, hundreds of people flock to City Green Farms in Clifton, New Jersey,...