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In many cultures around the world, the winter season offers an abundance of occasions to gather, celebrate, and demonstrate gratitude or affection. While the act of gift giving is often viewed as an interaction between two people (the giver and the receiver), it’s also an opportunity to have a much broader, lasting impact. Purchasing a The post This Holiday Season, Choose a Gift that Supports a Farmer appeared first on Modern Farmer.

The aroma of cedar smoke fills the early autumn air, punctuated by the crackle of wood as Norma Naranjo rakes out hot ashes from the horno, a beehive-shaped adobe oven, with a long wooden paddle. She piles the ashes on the ground and tops them with glossy green chiles from her garden; the heat will The post Meet the Native American Farmer Promoting Northern New Mexico’s Indigenous Foodways appeared first on Modern Farmer.

The sight of wild salmon coursing upstream through a river during spawning season is one often used to convey the essence of wilderness through media; I’ve seen spawning salmon imagery in film, on TV, and even in a Geico commercial. However, it’s a sight that few Americans who consume salmon will ever see—and maybe that’s The post Farmed, Wild, Lab Grown, or Plant-Based: Which Salmon is Best? appeared first on Modern Farmer.

This is the final story in “The Healing Soil: Detroit’s Urban Farms,” a three-part series being co-published with Outlier Media and Planet Detroit, and is supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. Rufino Vargas walked along the border of his greenhouse, on the westside of Detroit this summer, collecting chili peppers.   He stooped to The post From Rare Peppers to Blight Tickets, This Detroit Garden Shows the Promise and Challenge of Urban Gardening appeared first on Modern Farmer.

This is the second story in “The Healing Soil: Detroit’s Urban Farms,” a three-part series being co-published with Outlier Media and Planet Detroit, and is supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund. At 46 years old, Heidi Penix was diagnosed with breast cancer. A Michigan native, she had just moved back from Texas to start The post Gardening Heals: Detroiter’s Cancer Treatment Eased by her Work With Soil appeared first on Modern Farmer.

This story is the first in “The Healing Soil: Detroit’s Urban Farms,” a three-part series being co-published with Outlier Media and Planet Detroit, and is supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.   Driving down Monterey Street on Detroit’s westside, there are more abandoned and vacant houses than occupied ones. Sidewalks are overgrown with grass, The post From Sunflowers to Squash: One Detroit Farmer’s Push for Food Sovereignty appeared first on Modern Farmer.

So you want to farm, but you’re not sure where to start. Farming at any scale – whether it’s a countertop herb garden or an acre of land – can be intimidating. But if you’re ready to get started, Modern Farmer has you covered. In these guides, you’ll learn how to raise animals like pigs, The post 10 Essential Guides for the Farm Curious appeared first on Modern Farmer.

This story is part of a partnership between Verite News and Modern Farmer. Verite News is nonprofit news outlet covering New Orleans. You can read more of their work here.    Chekeita Strong stood up in front of a crowd in New Orleans last April, introduced herself, and began giving instructions. There were about 70 The post The Community Organizing Effort That Helped Save an Urban Farm in New Orleans appeared first on Modern Farmer.

Our waterways can feel unknowable. But just like in other areas of our food supply, there are people working to improve water conditions and ensure sustainable aquaculture practices are in place for generations to come. This collection of stories from our archives highlight just a few of these efforts. From fighting ocean plastics with fungi The post Dive Deep: The Future of Aquaculture appeared first on Modern Farmer.

Just a Few Acres Farm in Lansing, NY has nearly 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where seventh-generation farmer Pete Larson posts videos with titles like “The basics of cutting hay” and “Playing in the Dirt with Pregnant Pigs”. The videos cover everything from dealing with his cattle and daily chores to advice for aspiring small farmers The post The Financials of Profitable Small-Scale Farming appeared first on Modern Farmer.