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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...
Jon Magee
Aug 19, 20248 min read
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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...
Taylor E. Hartson
Aug 19, 202411 min read
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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...
Mike Roberts
Aug 19, 20245 min read
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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...
Jane Primerano
Aug 19, 20242 min read
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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...
Lindsey Lusher Shute
Aug 19, 20246 min read
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New Strategies for Changing and Aging
By Margaret Lanphear Sentinel Farm is a small, family-run farm in western Massachusetts. The farm’s main crop since 1984 has been...
Margaret Lanphear
Aug 19, 20243 min read
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Farm to School: The Market Opportunity for Producers
By Lizzy Cooper NYS Farm to School Definitions School food authority (SFA): the entity with the legal authority to purchase food. The SFA...
Lizzy Cooper
Aug 19, 20245 min read
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Hannan Healthy Foods is Nourishing Eastern Massachusetts
By Freddy Soza and Mohammed Hannan Embarking on a mission to address the pressing need for accessible, healthy, and culturally...
Freddy Soza and Mohammed Hannan
Aug 19, 20243 min read
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A Co-op Between the Farm Owners, the Food Consumers, and the Land
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...
Amalia Gabriel Colon-Nava
Aug 19, 20244 min read
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Farming for Change: Kyle Smith's Mission to Revitalize Black FarmingÂ
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...
Caitlin Honan
Aug 7, 20246 min read
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How and Why to Use this Mushroom Byproduct in Your Compost
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...
Ruben Parrilla and Annie Sholar
Aug 7, 20247 min read
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Farmers Can Thrive in the Emerging Raw Milk Market
By Mark McAfee, Sarah Smith, Dr Joseph Heckman, and Kelsey Barefoot Family dairy farms are struggling, but raw milk can provide a...
Mark McAfee, Sarah Smith, Dr Joseph Heckman, and Kelsey Barefoot
Aug 7, 20249 min read
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Farm Efficiency: Automatic Seeding and WeedingÂ
By Dane Watson and Erik Havaleska Organic farming accounts for about 12% of the total agricultural area in Denmark. The number of organic...
Dane Watson and Erik Havaleska
Aug 7, 20249 min read
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Evolving from Farmer to Writer to ConsultantÂ
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...
Dani Baker
Aug 6, 20248 min read
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Pivoting in the Pandemic: How a Small Farm Maximized Its Impact During COVID
By Alex Coroleo (photo by Jasmine Moreano) At the height of summer, hundreds of people flock to City Green Farms in Clifton, New Jersey,...
Alex Coroleo
Aug 6, 20246 min read
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Cover Story: From Heirloom to Ultracross: A Journey of Collard Diversity
By Chris Smith As early as 1992, Dr. Mark Farnham, a USDA research geneticist specializing in Brassicas, noticed a severe lack of genetic...
Chris Smith
Apr 29, 20248 min read
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A Year in SeedsÂ
A Year in Seeds By Lia Babitch Tree shadows stripe the snow in steep hillsides as I walk to work in the bright winter sun. The cold...
Lia Babitch
Apr 29, 20247 min read
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The Story is the Seed: An Interview with Owen Taylor of Truelove Seeds
By LuAnna Nesbitt Owen Taylor is the co-founder and co-owner of Truelove Seeds, a farm-based seed company that offers culturally...
LuAnna Nesbitt
Apr 29, 20248 min read
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Water’s Edge Farmstead Profile
By Shelby Johnson While my journey into agrarianism feels winding and solitary, it’s truly not dissimilar to many other emerging or...
Shelby Johnson
Apr 29, 20249 min read
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How To Grow Yourself Some Lettuce Seed
By Frank Morton If you want to try seed growing, or if you want to specifically grow a seed that is easy, valuable, and a worthwhile...
Frank Morton
Apr 29, 20248 min read
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