Meet the Veterinary Professor Zooming Knowledge from Iowa to Ukraine’s Pig...
On a Wednesday morning in July, Justin Brown got up early in the morning—really early. It was 2 am, but he washed and dressed, and then hopped on his computer and fired up Zoom. For the next three...
View ArticleMeet the Refugee Farmers Raising the Crops of Their Homelands From Texas Soil
Krishna Bista grew up on a diversified farm in her native Bhutan, where her family cultivated sweet potatoes, ginger, corn, wheat, millet, citrus and cardamom. At age 30, she was forced to seek asylum...
View ArticleMeet the Modern Farming Consultant Sharing Ancient Culture and Traditions in...
Gifting your first catch, whether a moose, a deer or berries, is a Tlingit tradition. “As a child, you learn that giving away the first catch is part of the respect for the animal, culture, and...
View ArticleMeet the Urban Apiarist Creating Community for Black Beekeepers
With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital bees are to the environment. But the isolation during 2020 sent her on a path to help diversify the...
View ArticleMeet the Taro Farmer Restoring an Ecosystem Through Native Hawaiian Practices
Sprouting deep within the verdant pleats of Oʻahu’s Koʻolau Mountains, Heʻeia stream winds through Kakoʻo ʻOʻiwi, a non-profit organization centered on a six-acre taro farm, before emptying into the...
View ArticleMeet the Farmer Championing Fair Food Prices While Fighting Food Insecurity
“Everyone used to joke that I would deliver my second child in my station wagon while I was making produce deliveries,” Renee Giroux recounts. As the general manager of the nonprofit Northwest...
View ArticleYear in Review: The Farmers and Food Folk We Met Along the Way
The “Meet the Modern Farmer” profile series has been a staple of Modern Farmer for nearly a decade, and it’s one of our favorite things to work on. Why? Because it gives us a chance to talk to a...
View ArticleMeet the Farmer Who Pivoted in Her Fifties From a Law Firm to a Microgreens Farm
Tami Purdue didn’t grow up on a farm or have a background in growing food. For twenty years, she worked as a legal manager for a prominent law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, working 60-80 hours a...
View ArticleMeet the Ranchers Working to Sustain the World’s Largest Elk Population
At Eagle Rock Ranch in Jefferson, Colorado, the elk start to gather at dusk. “I’ll be driving up the road, and the herd will be on the side, almost like they’re waiting to come and spend the night...
View ArticleMeet the Ranchers Trying to Restore Grasslands
Mickey Steward has worked hard to rehabilitate her ranch. But then, she’s had to. “You can’t buy a good ranch,” Steward jokes. “You have to buy a ranch that, for whatever reason, has gotten rundown.”...
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