Articles: Farming
Fake Meat is not a Miracle Food: Impossible Food
Nicolette Hahn Niman on the Fallacy of fake meat, as know as “Clean Meat,” and the Importance of Regenerative Farming…
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The Five Keys to Photosynthesis: Caring For Your Plants
There is more to growing than just the basics of sunlight and water. In fact, there are five important factors…
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Don’t Bawk: The Wild and Wonderful Chicken Tractor
Aside from the sheer pleasure of telling your friends, straight-faced, that you maintain your garden using something called a “chicken…
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How to Grow Okra Microgreens
Microgreens can be used as a garnish or addition to provide great nutrients to your meals. Recently, okra joined the…
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Pinching Flowers to Prolong Bloom: When and How
This time of year, flowers are in full bloom! To get the most out of them, try pinching flowers to…
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Inheriting the Earth
Farmland covers 38 percent of the land area of the Earth and is a major contributor to climate change. But…
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The Importance of Nutrient Cycling
Putting nutrients back into the land is almost – if not more – important than harvesting from it. When it…
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A New Kind of Cowgirl
Meat eaters rarely see how the sausage (or in this case, steak) is made. At the New Cowgirl Camp, like-minded…
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A Short History of Agricultural Seed
Seeds are the foundation of agriculture. As John Navazio describes in this excerpt from his new book, The Organic Seed…
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The Energy Consumption Crisis
At the rate humanity is currently burning fossil fuels, we will create an uninhabitable earth long before we run out.…
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How Loving Labor Leads to a Brighter Future: Sourcing a Solution
Drawing on a vast range of sources from across a multitude of disciplines, A Small Farm Future analyses the complex forces…
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Saving the Soil, Saving Ourselves
The soil undeniably sustains us, without it there would be no gardens, no farms, no livestock– nothing. As we continue…
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Let’s Talk About Hemp
The hemp industry is booming, and with roots stretching throughout human history, it’s not going away any time soon. Here…
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Owning Livestock: 7 Reads To Get You Started
Owning livestock is no small task, but the work certainly pays off. To help you out, we’ve rounded up 7…
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Hemp Can Do That: The Forgotten History of Hemp Cultivation
The stat sheet on hemp sounds almost too good to be true: its fibers are among the planet’s strongest, its…
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Why Cows are the Premier Dairy Choice
Let’s be honest… cows (should) rule the world. Well, at least the dairy world. While many grazing animals have been…
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Homesteading: Highlighting Our Need For Each Other
Homesteading isn’t meant to be a solitary adventure, done in isolation. Building and living on your land takes at least…
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Save Your Soil the Power of Pee
It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get down into the dirt – but you may want to grab…
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Resilient Living: 12 Must Have Books
Are you looking to grow and prepare your own food, conserve energy, and be more resilient? Maybe you’re looking for…
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Earth Day Reading: 13 Essential Books
This year, people all around the world are celebrating a milestone—the 50th anniversary of this international day of action for…
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Becoming Resilient in an Ever-Changing World
There are times in life when we wake up and realize we no longer recognize the world around us. When…
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The Secret Life of Fungi
Fungi have intricate lives, behaviors, and uses most people are unaware of. Mychorrizal fungi form symbiotic relationships with the root systems…
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Vermicomposting: Why Venture Into It?
If you’re at all in tune to the agricultural news of late, you’re well aware that soil health is in…
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Trees: The Fountains of Life
Trees. They are all around us. They come in all sorts of different shapes, sizes, and colors. They each have…
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The Science Behind Food Preferences: More Than a Matter of Taste
You might remember being a little kid and refusing to eat the broccoli that was put on your plate. But…
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