Originally, Jean-Martin Fortier knew nothing about farming. Now a world-renowned sustainable farmer, Fortier will be visiting the Roaring Fork Valley to share not just his tips to disrupt the ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn't. The 59-year-old saw decades of work disappear with the precious soil that the ...

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I answer the question, can small-scale farming feed the world? Specifically, I look at how industrial farming and the green revolution have led ...

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 ...

We at FoodLab believe that farming on smaller parcels of land in a biointensive way is the future of food production. It’s a different type of farming than conventional farming that can lead to higher ...

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 ...