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Farm-to-Text

How do you connect 270,000 growers in 38 countries, most of whom do not have access to the Internet? Look to the humble text message.

by Reyhan Harmanci· April 10, 2013
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Ag-Gag Laws: State of the States

Instead of a unified national piece of legislation, ag-gag laws are splintered across the land. Each one has its own quirks.

by Jesse Hirsch· April 10, 2013
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How to Grow a Cocktail

What do you see when you walk into a liquor store? If you’re nature writer Amy Stewart, you see “the world’s most exotic botanical garden, the sort of strange and overgrown conservatory we only encounter in our dreams.”

by Jeanne Carstensen· April 9, 2013
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Meet the Micro-Malts

After Prohibition, the tradition of locally grown and sourced malt died out in America, even for craft brewers. But a small band of micro-malters aim to change all that.

by Lessley Anderson· April 9, 2013
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Rural Romance from Down Under

There’s a whole sub-genre of books called “Rural Romance,” and we talk to one of our favorite authors.

by Andy Wright· April 9, 2013
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Down on the Gelato Farm

Call it the new homesteading: two classically trained chefs built their gelato production facility right on a California dairy farm.

by Jesse Hirsch· April 8, 2013
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Dear Modern Farmer: Is My Soil Hot or Not?

Dear Modern Farmer: I just moved on to a two-acre property, and I want to grow. But how do I tell if I’ve got good soil or not?

by Manjula and Orin Martin· April 8, 2013
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Boston Design Center to Get 55,000 Square Foot Rooftop Farm

While it may seem as if most of Boston's rooftops are solely reserved for illegal barbecuing and debauchery in the summer months, one roof and two environmental scientists with dee...

by Cassandra Landry· April 8, 2013
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Ashitaba: Tomorrow’s Leaf, Today

The Japanese know a good thing when they see it. Since ancient times, food foragers in the southern Japanese islands gathered a particular woodland plant for food and medicine known for its regenerative properties.

by Fred Bove· April 5, 2013
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