Policy: The Child Toxic Pesticide Health Crisis, the EPA, and the Massachusetts Department of Public HealthÂ
By Donald Sutherland One day, at the farmers market in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, a mother of two boys approached my wife at our farm...
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Spring 2024
The Clever Farmer: Evolving Markets
The Natural Farmer
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Scott Chaskey
11 min
The Remembered Earth
By Scott Chaskey This essay has been adapted from Chapter 9 of Soil and Spirit, published by Milkweed Editions in May 2023 and reprinted...
Holly Hartigan
3 min
‘Delightful’ yellow tomato to be released in 2024
By Holly Hartigan A Cornell plant breeder has developed an unusual tomato – with yellow flesh and an oblong shape that prompted its fans...
Masha Vernik and Spencer Roberts
4 min
What is Jewish Seed?
By Masha Vernik and Spencer Roberts What is a Jewish seed? This question sparked the Jewish Seed Project , a project of the Jewish Farmer...
DINA BREWSTER
7 min
Rediscovering mutualism: The Ecotype Project
By Dina Brewster  and Sefra Alexandra In early winter, the witch hazel outside my front door puts on a wild show of yellow blossoms,...
Tatiana Schreiber
3 min
Gedakina and Rich Earth Institute Seed Saving Partnership
By Tatiana Schreiber This past year, Rich Earth Institute  in Brattleboro, Vermont, partnered with Gedakina , based in Essex, Vermont, to...
Elizabeth Gabriel
4 min
Seeds of Survival and Celebration
By Elizabeth Gabriel Foods like grits, made from corn, offer a connection to the plants enslaved people of African descent used to...
Mary Nelen & Liz Gabriel
11 min
Cannabis: The Great Promise
By Mary Nelen and Elizabeth Gabriel “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and...
david fried
5 min
organic farming is for the birds
by david fried Editor’s note: this author prefers to use lower case type font . standing today in our local apothecary shop, "grain...
Peter Treiber
7 min
Evolving Smartly: An Interview with Peter from Treiber Farms
By Liz Gabriel Peter Treiber Junior and Peter Treiber Senior started their farm - Treiber Farms - in 2014. Once Peter Senior retired...
Jon Magee
8 min
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...
Taylor E. Hartson
11 min
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...
Mike Roberts
5 min
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...
Jane Primerano
2 min
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...
Lindsey Lusher Shute
6 min
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...
Margaret Lanphear
3 min
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...
Lizzy Cooper
5 min
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...
Freddy Soza and Mohammed Hannan
3 min
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...
Amalia Gabriel Colon-Nava
4 min
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...
Caitlin Honan
6 min
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...
Ruben Parrilla and Annie Sholar
7 min
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...
Mark McAfee, Sarah Smith, Dr Joseph Heckman, and Kelsey Barefoot
9 min
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...
Dane Watson and Erik Havaleska
9 min
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...
Dani Baker
8 min
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...
Alex Coroleo
6 min
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,...
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