Farm Archives - Modern Farmer
Chris Newman Wants to Help You Start Farming—Without Ruining Your Life

Through his outspoken social media presence, farmer Chris Newman has killed a lot of sacred... (more)

Jacqui Shine
March 28, 2024
Why Seeds Matter

In mid-March 2020, California became the first state to order its nearly 40 million residents... (more)

Jennifer Jewell
September 23, 2023
The New Farmer’s Almanac is an Intimate Log of a Changing Climate

For more than 200 years, the Old Farmer’s Almanac has stood as a guidepost for... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 25, 2023
The Biggest Little Farm Is Back With a New Special

John and Molly Chester brought regenerative farming to a new audience with their documentary in... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 21, 2022
The Accidental Farmers

When Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer bought their plot of land in the Scottish countryside,... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
March 3, 2022
What Agriculture Can Learn From Indigenous Science

A new book offers an overlooked perspective of Indigenous knowledge and the role it can... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
January 18, 2022
The Untapped Potential of Mushrooms

From ecology to fermentation to medicine—mushrooms are everywhere. With an explorer’s eye, journalist Doug Bierend... (more)

Doug Bierend
March 10, 2021
5 New Food and Farming Books by Women

Tiny Victory Gardens: Growing Food Without A Yard If you don’t have a backyard but... (more)

Modern Farmer
March 8, 2021
New Documentary ‘Farmsteaders’ Shows the Struggle Small Farms Face in America

Nick and Celeste Nolan have risked everything. A new documentary about the couple is set... (more)

Alex Robinson
August 30, 2019