Meet the Modern Farmer: Chris Newman
“There’s a completeness about it that was missing with my 9-to-5 job, where I was making a living, but not necessarily a life.”
Meet the Modern Farmer: Sam McCullough
Sam McCullough was a high school senior chopping firewood for money when he was recruited by Nash Huber of Nash’s Organic Produce. Now he’s the manager of Huber’s 700-acre enterprise.
Meet the Soil Sisters: Making it as Female Farmers in a Man’s World
A look inside the world of this Wisconsin-based collective of sustainable-agriculture focused women.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Ryan Alexander of Alexander Farms
A former musician shows his Corn Belt neighbors that organic is an option.
Meet the Modern Farmers: Gary and Matthew Moretti
Matthew Moretti started Bangs Island Mussels with his father, Gary, after earning a master’s in marine biology.
Meet the Modern Farmers: Paul Haldeman and Deanna Nelson
A lifelong tree-tapper, Paul Haldeman considered himself a mere hobbyist – until he convinced neighbor Deanna Nelson to go into business with him.
Meet Ken Greene: A Book Worm With a Green Thumb:and a Passion for Seed Preservation
This former children’s librarian now runs one of the nation’s foremost seed companies.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Wendy Johnson
This former fashion blogger relocated from Los Angeles to Iowa to raise organic soy, corn, alfalfa, oats, barley, and grass-fed livestock.
Meet the Modern Farmer: Eliza MacLean
A butcher shop and a handful of quirky Airbnbs help the farm stay alive.
