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, 2022
- 7 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 9 min
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, 2022
- 11 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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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GRACE GERSHUNY
- Dec 21, 2022
- 6 min
Community Land Trusts as a Vehicle for Homestead Land Sharing
BY GRACE GERSHUNY Land ownership is often considered to be integral to achieving the “American dream.” At the founding of this country,...
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- Dec 21, 2022
- 10 min
Accessing Farmland Together: Strategies and Considerations
BY KATHY RUHF AND JIM HABANA HAFNER Many farmers are exploring ways to farm together. The idea of being and sharing with other farmers is...
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MARY-HOWELL AND KLAAS MARTENS
- Dec 21, 2022
- 11 min
Building the Organic Neighborhood
BY MARY-HOWELL AND KLAAS MARTENS American agriculture has a serious problem. The average American grain farmer is in their 60’s, often...
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KRISTINA VILLA
- Dec 21, 2022
- 5 min
Agrarian Trust and the Agrarian Commons
BY KRISTINA VILLA The Agrarian Trust exists to raise awareness and address the crisis of exceedingly high land prices that puts land...
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ELIZABETH GABRIEL
- Dec 21, 2022
- 7 min
How One NYS Farmer Found Land by Writing Letters and Making Cold Calls
An interview with Erica Frenay, Co-owner Shelterbelt Farm BY ELIZABETH GABRIEL We know well that finding land is one of the biggest...
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CAROLINE FANNING
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
We Built a Farm on Public Land…That Was the First Hurdle
BY CAROLINE FANNING Twenty years ago, when my husband and I were apprentices in the Hudson Valley, the world of small-scale farms could...
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MIKE RECHLIN, PH.D
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
Expanding Tree Tapping Through Sap Harvesting Tenure Agreements
BY MIKE RECHLIN, PH.D Harvesting sap to produce maple syrup is a historic farming activity in many areas of the Northeast and Appalachia....
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ELIZABETH HENDERSON
- Dec 21, 2022
- 11 min
Escaping Private Property: A Long-Term Alternative to Farmland Ownership
BY ELIZABETH HENDERSON In the US, the ideal for most farmers is to have their own farm and to hold it as private property. With farmland...
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DOUG HERTZLER
- Dec 21, 2022
- 5 min
Land Justice, Not Speculation
BY DOUG HERTZLER Access to land has become the number one issue for aspiring young farmers in the United States, who come from many...
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KAYLA DEVAULT
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
What Legal Personhood for U.S. Rivers Would Do
BY KAYLA DEVAULT In mid-March of 2017, New Zealand officially recognized the Whanganui River as a living entity with rights. The river,...
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KYLE SEMMELL
- Dec 21, 2022
- 7 min
Planting Roots at Providence Farm Collective
BY KYLE SEMMELL Life in Refugee Camps Although Abdullah “Abdi” Sundi’s family had farmed in Somalia for years, Abdi never learned how. In...
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SOLVEIG HANSON
- Dec 21, 2022
- 7 min
Seeds and Their Stories: A Beet Story
A plant-person companionship through research, recovery, and reimagining BY SOLVEIG HANSON This started as an article about beets. During...
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