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Why Don’t American Farmers Embrace Peasant Farming?

Last June, I quit my office job and booked a flight to France. I was... (more)

Nicole Grennan
February 21, 2023
I Was ‘The Goose Lady.’ Then Avian Flu Came For My Flock

The first bird was on the chicken coop floor, stiff and lifeless, when I came... (more)

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen
February 14, 2023
The Cold Swim Home

Island life has its perils. While we no longer have to weather traffic jams and... (more)

Marcie Callewaert
January 26, 2023
A Meditation on Slaughter

What raising and harvesting chickens taught me about killing in the service of living.

Michelle Webster-Hein
October 11, 2022
I Failed at Growing Food for Humans, So I Grew It for...

As I tended to native flowers on my fire escape, I discovered there’s a lot... (more)

Lela Nargi
June 29, 2022
How Onions Became a Staple On My Family’s Seder Plate

Every spring, my family gathers around our Passover table, which isn’t complete without a few... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 15, 2022
Keeping Chickens Taught Me How to Give a Cluck

Our family’s backyard chickens, acquired in the early days of the pandemic, have shown me... (more)

Mira Ptacin
March 14, 2022
When the World Slowed Down, I Made Sloe Gin

Grown throughout the English countryside, the tart berries can be used to make a festive... (more)

Yolanda Evans
December 24, 2021