Meet the Midwestern Farmer Restoring the Land by Growing Native Plants
“There's all kinds of environmental nightmares going on right now, and we need to do an ecological rehabilitation of this planet in a hurry.”
Meet the South Carolina Farmers Following Gullah Agricultural Traditions
The Jones family farm stands resolutely on an island facing Black land loss.
Meet the Woman Who Launched a Local Training Program to Save Native Bees
Andrea Montoya created an advocacy program of community members to plant native species across the city, re-wilding urban spaces into critical habitat.
Meet the Ranchers Working to Sustain the World’s Largest Elk Population
At this Colorado ranch, elk are a benefit.
Meet the Farmer Who Pivoted in Her Fifties From a Law Firm to a Microgreens Farm
Tami Purdue waited until later in life to start her urban agriculture career. Now, she runs a thriving microgreens farm and community garden.
Meet the Ranchers Trying to Restore Grasslands
With millions of acres of grasslands disappearing across the US every year, some ranchers are trying to restore native grasses to the prairie, while keeping their herds intact.
Year in Review: The Farmers and Food Folk We Met Along the Way
Here are five of the farmers, gardeners and food producers who struck a chord with readers this year.
Meet the Farmer Championing Fair Food Prices While Fighting Food Insecurity
Renee Giroux solves a distribution puzzle for small farmers and brings fresh produce to those who need it most.
Meet the Taro Farmer Restoring an Ecosystem Through Native Hawaiian Practices
Kanekoa Shultz is leading the effort to restore fallowed land into loʻi kalo, the traditional Hawaiian irrigation system used to grow kalo, the Indigenous name for taro.
