What Agriculture Can Learn From Indigenous Science
A new book offers an overlooked perspective of Indigenous knowledge and the role it can play in the face of climate change.
The Untapped Potential of Mushrooms
An excerpt from 'In Search of Mycotopia,' a new book about the transformative power of mushrooms and the people leading the modern mycological movement.
And other insights and recipes for non-apocalyptic occasions...
A Q&A with the Women of Pineapple, a community for underrepresented voices in the food space.
The Cesar Chavez of West Texas
Carlos Marentes works to protect the rights of El Paso area chili workers—and literally provides a roof over their heads. Modern Farmer spoke to him about the border wall, the forgotten NAFTA-immigration connection and other insights from life near the border.
Five-Minute Mentor: Amy Goldman Fowler
America’s leading heirloom-vegetable expert shares the secrets to a productive potager.
Last Word: Isabella Rossellini
In 1952, Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini collaborated on a short film called The Chicken. More than six decades later, the duo's actress-daughter has written a book, My Chickens and I (Abrams Books), about the 100 heritage hens she raises on New York's Long Island. Currently pursuing a master's degree in animal behavior, the 65-year-old polymath holds forth on conservation, connoisseurship, and aggressive cocks.
