In Search of Sustainable Fragrance (modernfarmer.com)
Many perfumes and fragrances are unsustainably extracted from plants and animals or made from synthetic chemicals. I wanted to find another way.
Old Hedgerows are New Again as More Farmers Embrace Benefits (old video in body text) (modernfarmer.com)
Some midwestern fields are still bordered by hedgerows, but most US farmers don’t plant hedgerows and are skeptical of their benefits, worrying that they might introduce pests or predators to their farmland....
Digging In: Why Don’t Americans Eat Mutton? - Modern Farmer (modernfarmer.com)
Digging In: Why Don’t Americans Eat Mutton? - Modern Farmer (modernfarmer.com)
“Why can we only get lamb in the US, as opposed to mutton?” That’s what Bobbie Kramer, a veterinarian near Portland, Oregon, was wondering when she
Digging In: Why Don’t Americans Eat Mutton? - Modern Farmer (modernfarmer.com)
“Why can we only get lamb in the US, as opposed to mutton?” That’s what Bobbie Kramer, a veterinarian near Portland, Oregon, was wondering when she
Digging In: Why Don’t Americans Eat Mutton? (modernfarmer.com)
The idea of mutton leaves a bad taste for many US consumers—most of whom have never even tried it.
The Kelp Business is Booming. How Big is Too Big? (modernfarmer.com)
A 100-acre Alaskan operation owned by Premium Aquatics, which sells its bounty under the brand Seagrove Kelp Co, has become the largest kelp farm in the U.S in the four years since its founding....
Growing Green: Cannabis Farmers Tackle Sustainability - Modern Farmer (modernfarmer.com)
With sales of legal cannabis expected to more than double by 2030, producers of the nation’s sixth-most valuable crop have a problem: Cannabis has a substantial environmental footprint....
Making Wine with Native Grapes in America (modernfarmer.com)
Hydroponic Farmer ruled able to be labeled Organic (modernfarmer.com)
It’s an interesting discussion here. I also think, for those who think it’s unfair that conventional to organic farmers need three years to allow the soil to recover but hydroponic farmers dont need to worry about this…are hydroponic farmers required to study the effect of the water they use in their system? Where they...