By Shelby Johnson While my journey into agrarianism feels winding and solitary, it’s truly not dissimilar to many other emerging or...

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...

By Holli Cederholm Which came first: the story or the seed? Bonnetta Adeeb, a founding member of the Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance,...

By Darby Weaver For the last 27 years, High Mowing Organic Seeds has been growing organics. Carrying forward the inspiring work of...

By Leila Rezvani In 2020, motivated by their desire to deepen a connection with their ancestral land and protect its crops from...

By Bill Braun We would do well in these trying times to heed the wisdom of seeds. Humans and plants have been engaged in a...

By Karma Glos That each seed is a magical packet of life is not in doubt.  That each seed promises a food, a flower, or a medicine is...

By Petra Page-Mann (inspired by ongoing conversations with Matthew Goldfarb and many other curious humxns) Do you feel the wind in your...

By Rebecca Day Cutter Artwork with permission by Eber Uzias Cortez Grave For 16 years, Maya Achi farmers have been traveling from...

By Brooke Fleischman In response to the threats of climate change, there has been a significant increase in reforestation projects across...

By Olivia O'Dwyer and Noah Dest We were born in the stars as fire and dust falling to Earth as seeds scattered on barren rock We are the...

I first visited Soul Fire Farm in 2017 as part of a group of 14 community food activists and youth and adult farmers. We left Ithaca at...

By Mary-Howell R. Martens When the USDA National Organic Program became law in 2001, organic farmers were faced with a new unwelcome...

By Elia Romano Albert Lea Seed has been in business for 100 years now, and I have been working here for 25 of those.  As we wrap up the...

By Sarah Gilliatt For a couple of days before the Summer NFFC Meeting began, I was very fortunate to have the special opportunity of...

By Xochiquetzal Berry There is a lot of evidence that our environment is suffering. Farming of any type, including certified organic,...

History of the National Family Farm Coalition By Sarah Gilliatt The National Family Farm Coalition was founded in 1987, having grown out...

By Míchi López Many of us know that farming is a rewarding career and lifestyle, but it’s not without its own challenges. Though they...

By Erin Buckwalter Rain this summer brought widespread devastation to the state and, in particular, to our farms, many of which had...

The inspiration for the theme of this issue came last year after reading an article about seed shortages during the pandemic. I was...