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Meet the Modern Farmer Cracking Cold Storage in the Coldest Places

An Alaska farmer demystifies affordable cold storage in his new book.

by Clay Venetis· August 19, 2024
Farm-Q+A

Chris Newman Wants to Help You Start Farming—Without Ruining Your Life

The first-generation farmer wants new farmers to stop thinking about individual small farms and start thinking about cooperatives.

by Jacqui Shine· March 28, 2024
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Food-Q+A

When Corporate Sustainability Goals Are Good for Business

In her new book, Bon Appétit Management Company strategic advisor Maisie Ganzler talks about the business of marketing sustainability.

by Lena Beck· March 22, 2024
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Consumption-Q+A

Making ‘Weeds’ Part of the Food System

Tama Matsuoka Wong’s new book, Into the Weeds, is an invitation to change the way you look at what grows around you.

by Lena Beck· March 11, 2024
Food-Op-ed

Opinion: To Find the Future of Food, We Need to Look to the Past

In his new book, The Lost Supper, author Taras Grescoe argues that we’ve become too far removed from farming and food production. The best hope for ensuring food security in the future lies in reacquainting ourselves with the lost and neglected agricultural practices from the past.

by Taras Grescoe· February 20, 2024
Consumption-Article

What if Animals Had the Same Rights as Humans?

In his new book, Steve Cooke paints a picture of a world where human-animal interactions are radically different than they are now.

by Lena Beck· November 8, 2023
Consumption-Q+A

Staying ‘Fiber Curious’ in an Age of Fast Fashion

In her new book, Francine McCabe explores what it means to be part of your “fibershed” and what’s standing in the way of a local and sustainable fiber economy.

by Lena Beck· October 4, 2023
Farm-Personal Essay

Why Seeds Matter

Our culture is stunningly “seed stupid.” Here’s why we should understand how seeds work, what’s at stake and who is doing the work to preserve and protect this all-important resource, excerpted from What We Sow, a new book by Jennifer Jewell.

by Jennifer Jewell· September 23, 2023
Consumption-Article

How Our Network of Roadways Has Altered the Natural World

In his new book, Crossings, author Ben Goldfarb looks at the way roads have changed our landscapes, industries and environment. 

by Emily Baron Cadloff· September 15, 2023
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