Cover crops provide benefits to vegetable farms of all sizes in addition to larger-scale contributions to the public good. Reduced tillage systems can provide additional soil health benefits. Many ...

The Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day proved that dedicated growers won’t let summer temperatures dampen their enthusiasm for learning. Despite the hot weather, 63 attendees gathered at the Purdue ...

I noticed it when first learning farming 14 years ago, traveling around small diverse vegetable farms in the US and Ecuador. Small farms that made all their household income from the farm struggled ...

At best, it's contingency planning, not food security assurance.” Growing vegetables part of layered strategy for food ...

Smallholders, homesteaders, hobby farmers, and other small-scale growers can use regenerative farming techniques to ensure growing sustainably for years to come. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a ...

Expand your understanding of food systems as a Civil Eats member. Enjoy unlimited access to our groundbreaking reporting, engage with experts, and connect with a community of changemakers. On a recent ...

Who grows our food? This seemingly simple question is getting harder to answer in a world where our food crosses borders to get to our plate. The contribution of small and industrial-scale farming to ...

This article originally published at The Assembly. At Ten Mothers Farm in Cedar Grove, just north of Hillsborough in Orange County, Gordon Jenkins and Vera Fabian produce 50 to 60 varieties of ...

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 ...