Behind a women’s prison facility in Atlanta, there’s a garden about a quarter of an acre in size. Despite its small area, it produces plenty of blackberries, tomatoes, peppers and more—enough to…
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How More Than a Century of Antarctic Agriculture Is Helping Scientists Grow Food in Space
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the…
These Farmers and Ranchers Turn Trash Into Treasure
A ranch in Montana is an odd place to find a big, old street sweeper brush, but the bison appear to love it. Yes, we’re talking about those brushes that street sweeper…
How Saving Seeds Is Helping This Modern Farmer Reconnect With Her Roots
When Tiffany Traverse thinks about growing and eating the same food that her ancestors ate, she gets excited. “I want others to feel that way, too! We should all be able to…
High Winds Are Rattling US Farmers This Spring
When he looked out over his property in southwest Kansas this spring, Jim Sipes felt like he’d been transported back in time to the 1930s, when high winds and choking dust swept…
Can Biodigesters Save America’s Small Dairy Farms?
Small dairy farms in Vermont teeter chronically on the brink of insolvency. Nearly half of Vermont’s dairies have gone out of business in the past 10 years, primarily small farms. Things got…
Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms
There are three categories for produce: marketable; edible but not marketable; and inedible. The first category is great, and it’s what every grower strives for. That’s the perfect apple or great-looking squash…
USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations
Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack officially reopened the first People’s Garden on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Situated centrally, the garden benefits from foot traffic from people heading to the…
How the Bird Flu Outbreak Is Affecting Backyard Egg Sellers
First, you have to contain your birds. Keep them inside the coop or a run, although they won’t like that. Then, focus on yourself and what you’re wearing. Have a boot wash…
Rescued Ducks Play a Vital Role on This Vegan Farm
In the Green Mountains of northern Vermont, a plot of nearly 1,300 acres is home to an abundance of flora and fauna, a flock of ducks and two farmers: Melissa Hoffman and…