The Infinite Christmas Tree: How to Cut Your Tree So it Will Grow Again
Coppicing, or stump-culturing Christmas trees, offers potential benefits to farmers and consumers.
Zimbabwe’s Farmers and Beekeepers Clash Over Invasive Bee Plant
In Zimbabwe, farmers and beekeepers are divided over how to handle an invasive plant choking out farmland and livestock pastures.
Meet the Modern Farmer Using New Zealand Pigs to Restore a Former Tobacco Farm
Kunekune pigs are the secret to one North Carolina farmer’s success
Is There Such Thing as Good Meat?
In her new book, journalist Chloe Sorvino exposes the monopolies, environmental destruction and human cost woven into the meat industry today and asks: Is there a better way?
Is Agroforestry the Key to Hardier Row Crops?
The practice includes methods of interplanting crops with trees and shrubs to help the soil and provide buffers from extreme weather. Proponents say it’s a traditional technique to which we should return.
Where Has All the Mustard Gone?
Environmental instability, global politics and increased costs are contributing to mustard’s disappearance from store shelves.
Alaskan Salmon Face a Stream of New Mines
Active and proposed mines in Alaska and British Columbia may affect key salmon watersheds.
To Stop New Viruses Infecting Humans, We Must Protect Bat Habitat
When bat habitats are destroyed, the animals find new places to roost, putting them into closer contact with humans and livestock.
Egg Whites Could be the Key to Cleaning Our Oceans
A new study found that the breakfast staple can effectively filter microplastics from water.
