Food Archives - Page 3 of 64 - Modern Farmer
Community Organizations Turn to Gleaning to Redistribute Local Produce

It’s a late winter morning, and I’m overwhelmed. As I stand beneath the verdant green... (more)

Noah Lederman
April 26, 2023
West African Yam Festivals Celebrate Harvest, Community and Life Itself

In Emure Ekiti, a town in Nigeria, hundreds of townspeople troop into the streets to... (more)

Mayowa Oyewale
April 18, 2023
Why I Keep Coming Back to Seed Catalogs

In the middle of the unforgiving Canadian winter, there’s one thing that brings me spring-like... (more)

Vanessa Chiasson
April 12, 2023
How Distilling Almost Killed—Then Revived—One Of America’s Heritage Crops

Along the eastern seaboard, there’s a growing network of folks interested in reanimating the dead—or,... (more)

Emily Cappiello
March 29, 2023
To Cultivate Modern Sustainability, A California Wine Region is Turning to Very...

Ask any of the wine grape growers planting own-rooted stock why they’re farming these massively... (more)

Julie Tremaine
March 14, 2023
Meet The Modern Farmers Drumming Up Demand for Kelp

On his boat, surrounded by the Long Island Sound, checking kelp lines is Jonathan McGee’s... (more)

Bridget Shirvell
January 3, 2023
Cacao Makes a Comeback in Puerto Rico

Cacao is considered a heart-opener. It stimulates blood flow and is used in ceremonies to... (more)

Jen Ruiz
January 2, 2023
In U.S. Prisons, Seeds Are Prized Contraband for Prisoners Looking to Grow...

Within the conversations around food insecurity in the United States, there is one group often... (more)

C. Dreams
December 19, 2022
Plants Have Mouths–And They Could Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change

Plants—they have mouths, just like us. Unlike us, however, these plant mouths might actually help... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
December 17, 2022