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Honeybee Parentage Is Truly Wild

Honeybee gender and reproduction do not work the way you think they do.

by Dan Nosowitz· December 10, 2018
Consumption

Check Out This Big Steer

We’d say “holy cow” if it wasn’t inaccurate due to gender misidentification.

by Dan Nosowitz· November 30, 2018
Consumption

Swiss Farmer’s Plea to Save Cattle Horns Fails

An initiative spearheaded by a Swiss family farmer may have failed—but he’s still happy.

by Dan Nosowitz· November 29, 2018
Consumption

The Buzz Over High-Tech Beehives

Although pollinators are responsible for one-third of the foods we eat, their survival is threatened.

by Jodi Helmer· October 29, 2018
Tom Chappelle's Ramblers Way Knits
Consumption-Personal Essay

Tom Chappell’s Ramblers Way knits

Whether toothpaste or cardigans, Chappell is selling the idea that businesses should not exist just for the pursuit of profit.

by Brian Barth· September 30, 2018
Farm

How New England’s Jonah Crab Turned From Garbage To Delicacy

What happens when your sustainable choice might not actually be sustainable?

by Dan Nosowitz· September 5, 2018
Farm-Article

A Piece of Home on the Range

For new Americans displaced by conflict and ethnic strife, the ability to raise goats lifts them up, providing sorely needed cultural continuity and a taste of the old country.

by Diane Stopyra· August 29, 2018
Consumption

Two Baaaaad Boys Found Grazing Along Brooklyn Subway Tracks

“Attention passengers, we are delayed because of goat traffic ahead.”

by Erin Scottberg· August 22, 2018
Farm-How to

Backyard Livestock 101: Chickens, Turkeys, Goats, and Rabbits

Thinking about taking take the leap from raising vegetables to raising things that run, jump, and poop? Read this first.

by Brian Barth· August 16, 2018
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