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Why California Wineries are Embracing Fire to Avoid Disaster

If you’ve perused a selection of California wines recently, you might have noticed something strange.... (more)

Julie Tremaine
July 13, 2023
State of Abundance

California is an agricultural powerhouse, producing over a third of the country’s vegetables and three-quarters of... (more)

Modern Farmer
July 9, 2023
These Flower Farmers Are Planting it Forward

As Deanna Kitchen worked in her garden in the summer of 2010, cutting an unexpected... (more)

Laura Drummond
July 7, 2023
Bringing Hazelnuts Back from the Brink

The tangled pile of uprooted trees in the center of the bare, frozen field was... (more)

Michelle Vandermoor
July 3, 2023
Facing High Fertilizer Costs, Farmers Still Struggle to Use Less

As a young boy in the late 1950s, Frank Glenn knew the soft, freshly-tilled brown... (more)

Bailey Becker, Columbia Missourian
June 6, 2023
Fertilizer Companies Cash in While Farmers and Communities Struggle

On a small vegetable farm in Georgia, Shad Dasher used to grow watermelons every year. ... (more)

Noah Zahn, Columbia Missourian
June 6, 2023
Syntropic Agriculture Boosts Soil Vitality Using the Wisdom of the Forest

It’s almost 8 a.m. on a Monday morning in San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya, and in spite... (more)

Lauren Rothman
May 3, 2023
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
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