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From backyard farm to 400 acres of organic production
"Get big or get out" was the old refrain for farmers. Nash Huber got out, and then he set about getting back in without selling his soul.
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Andras Forgacs envisions leather and meat without killing animals (video)
Personally deciding to go vegan is great, but getting the whole planet to go vegan is unfortunately not so easy.
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Radiolab on The New York City Poop Train
Radiolab tells the story of the New York City Poop Train, which used to ship tons of human waste sludge from New York City to farmers in Colorado, 1,600 miles away.
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California governor signs bill legalizing hemp farming in the state
After making its way through the Californian legislature with bi-partisan support (!), the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act (aka SB 566) was signed by governor Jerry Brown and became state law.
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Searching for lettuce that can withstand climate change
More than an awesome source of vitamins and fiber, this super food will thrive in hotter, drier weather.
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Uh oh. Britain only has 25% of the bees it needs
A honeybee deficit is threatening the viability of farming in Europe, and researchers say that relying on wild pollinators is not a solution.
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One of the world's largest rooftop farms is in Brooklyn
New York's skyline is getting greener and a whole lot more productive too.
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Modern Farmer explains why there are no GMO oats
Here's why it doesn't really matter that Cheerios are GMO-free.
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Peak Water and Food Scarcity
Although many analysts are concerned about the depletion of oil resources, the depletion of underground water resources poses a far greater threat to our future. While there are substitutes for oil,...
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Vermiponics roundup: The beauty of worms in hydroponic gardens (Video)
Worms (and their poop) are amazing things to behold, even more so when they are involved in food-growing hydroponic systems. Check out our video roundup of how to establish a vermiponics system at home.
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Does biochar live up to the hype?
From sequestering carbon to boosting food production, there have been a lot of big claims made for biochar. So what's the deal?
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GMO soybeans are bad for Mexico's beekeepers
Beekeepers in the Yucatan face a threat to their livelihoods as Europe rejects their products for GMO contamination.
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U.S.-India: Dealing With Monsoon Failure
While on a brief assignment for the USDA in India in 1965, Lester Brown pieced together the early clues of an impending famine. His urgent warning to the U.S. and Indian governments set in motion the...
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Organic winemaker faces jail for refusing to apply pesticide
The French agriculture ministry has sentenced Emmanuel Giboulot six months in jail for not taking preventative measures against a bacterial vine disease.
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Can you make a living from suburban, backyard aquaponics?
One family in suburban LA decided to convert their home into a working farm. Could they make enough to avoid getting a day job?
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Can the world feed China?
Overnight, China has become a leading world grain importer, set to buy a staggering 22 million tons in the 2013–14 trade year. As recently as 2006, China had a grain surplus and was exporting 10...
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Student-designed kit turns 10 gallon aquariums into aquaponic gardens
There are a lot of people who keep fish as pets. What if they all started to grow their own food too?
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All of Earth's land mammals by total weight in one graph (notice wild vs....
"Bacteria still outweigh us thousands to one--and that's not even counting the several pounds of them in your body."
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Can we prevent a food breakdown?
As food supplies have tightened, a new geopolitics of food has emerged—a world in which the global competition for land and water is intensifying and each country is fending for itself.
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Crowdsourcing an online compendium of small farmer innovation
Small farmers are, by necessity, resourceful innovators. A new project aims to record their innovations so they can be disseminated widely.
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