Soul food is generational, it’s communal. One hot summer day in Wichita Falls, Texas, congregants of New Jerusalem Baptist Church piled into a line, ...
Stories
Connecticut Hops
Ancient heritage is made modern. Most people think of hops as a bittering and aromatic ingredient in beer, but its original use was probably as a ...
The Business of Foraging
Alex McNaughton puts B.C.’s forest bounty on the best restaurant tables. Even as a kid growing up in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, Alexander ...
Hemp Season
With the recent legalization of hemp at the federal and state levels, Indiana’s growers are committed to learning the crop. In Indiana’s Miami ...
From D.C. to Rural Montana
Little Sesame voyages to the source of their chickpeas. In an alfalfa field just outside Fort Benton, Montana, a recently constructed barnwood table ...
In Harmony with Nature
Sustainable food garden program takes root at Interlochen. “It was the summer of 2016, and the Board of Trustees wanted us to do things more ...
Helmets to Hives
Even the most casual observer notices that the military is characterized by a sense of order. Each branch is highly organized and every individual ...
Grains Gone Bad
An alternative to the massed-produced whole grain products that are anything but fresh or local. My attitude toward pancakes has long been: who needs ...
#2’s: Trotlining for Crab on the Chesapeake
A pile of #2's says summertime, unrushed afternoons, and a morning spent with dipnet in hand. There’s just something uninspired—something ...
Backyard Buffalo Farm
Raising water buffalo for milk (and yogurt) in Northeast Florida Growing up in western India, Punita Patel was accustomed to drinking buffalo milk ...
Backcountry Bounty
Hunting elk on New Mexico public land I walk briskly but cautiously, traversing the rugged desert mountain. I listen for the hair-raising sound of ...
Dirt Rich
Filmmaker Marcelina Cravat reveals the regenerative magic of biochar in her new documentary. Back in 2013, the environmental concern most Northern ...
Freedom Farms & Greenhouse
“Literally everyone on the planet eats. If you want to get to know your neighbor, grow some food with them.” That is the distilled version of Ann ...
The Lure of an Amish Tomato
Old-fashioned growing techniques and our love affair with simplicity make Amish produce a score. “My wife loves this,” says Charlie. He and his wife ...
The Hype and Hope of Hemp
Walk into any health or wellness store today and be prepared for a big dose of CBD marketing. It’s been the focus of New York Times articles, ...
Facing the Kitchen
The farmers market provides a fresh perspective along with fresh food. I lived alone for many years before I met my husband. More often than not, I ...
Shake the Hand That Feeds You
I came to the farmers market for the food, but I stayed for the friends. There are plenty of good reasons to spend your food dollars at farmers ...
Milkweed and Monarchs
Maintaining—and harvesting—a patch of common milkweed can help monarch butterflies survive while providing us foraged food as well. The monarch ...
Counting Sheep
One Tennessee farm is bringing lamb into the mainstream. Farmers Elaine and Howard Dustin are animal people. That much is clear immediately as we ...
Cherries in Wisconsin
Cherry Growing Proved Ripe to Explode in Door County 100 Years Ago If you want a quick history of the orchard industry on the Door Peninsula of ...