Anna Zlotkowski has found an unusual–but fitting–afterschool job. Along with finishing her last two years of high school and playing on the basketball team, the 17-year-old has a deep passion for animals….
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This Veteran Farmer Continues to Serve His Community
Fort Wayne farmer Rick Ritter is nearing the end of another harvest season on his seven-acre farm, located just 20 minutes southwest of the city. This year, Ritter and his team of…
Meet the Former Chefs Growing Restaurant-Driven Produce in Suburban Albany
Emma Hearst and her husband John Barker, graduates of the Culinary Institute of America, had been working as professional chefs for 15 years when they decided to make a change. Instead of…
Meet the Modern Farmer Helping Immigrant Farmers Sell Their Produce
A magical interplay of food, culture and people occurs every Tuesday and Thursday at the Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) building in Providence, Rhode Island. Immigrant farmers from China speaking Hmong mingle…
Paddleboarding Goats Make a Splash on Prince Edward Island
When Devon Saila moved from Ontario to a farmhouse along the southwestern shores of Prince Edward Island in 2015, she had only planned on one thing: starting a goat farm. She’d always…
Meet the Georgia Farmers Who Love to Jam
The group is ever shifting, but they usually have the key instruments covered: drums, bass, guitar. There are singers who take lead and background vocals. Occasionally, a horn section will join in….
The Winery Garden That Feeds Migrant Vineyard Workers
Tucked away in the eastern Vaca Mountains of Napa Valley is an historic 1,682-acre property where grapes for some of Napa’s most esteemed wineries are grown. The estate’s 230 acres of sustainably…
Meet the Urban Farmer Determined to Teach Others About Edible Landscapes
As the head farmer of Farmscape, a company that designs, installs and maintains both residential and commercial gardens throughout California, Matthew Geldin has planted a lot of edible plants. He’s helped turn…
Meet the New York Dairy Sisters Showcasing Real Life on the Farm
The NY Farm Girls want to show the world what modern-day dairy farming looks like. Frustrated by the narrative that paints dairy farmers as cruel and uncaring, the three sisters—Evelyn (23), Claudia…
Meet the Korean Adoptee Saving Seeds of the East Asian Diaspora
How does the punk kid who wandered New York City become a farmer rooted in California? Talk to Korean-American farmer Kristyn Leach and you’ll find that seeds—most notably, culturally important heirlooms—will do…