A selection of stories looking at food and agriculture from Modern Farmer, where I am the senior editor and writer. I cover everything from breaking news to policy changes, culture trends and instructive how-to pieces, along with deep dives and investigative features.
‘There Is No Safety At All.’ Living and Farming in a War Zone
‘We’re Cut Off’
The Bourbon Industry Relies on White Oaks, Which Are In Decline. Now it’s All In on Saving Them
What Will Become of Rice?
Turn Your Backyard Into a Snack Yard With Edible Landscapes
What’s In a (Food) Name?
It’s Time to Celebrate Our Gardening Failures
It’s Time for Fashion to Talk About Regenerative Agriculture
New Report Shows Canadian Government Failed Indigenous Fishers
Supply Chain Crunches are Affecting Every Corner of Argiculture
Cultivating Resilience: Growing Olives in Palestine
Farm Booty: An Instagram Ode to Farmers’ Butts
Could Dissolvable Cranberry Film Replace Plastic Packaging Someday?
How Onions Became a Staple of My Family’s Seder Plate
The Chocolate Companies Working to Uproot Unfair Labor Practices
What the UN Climate Report Means for Food
It’s Time to Put Daylight Savings Time to Bed
How to Actually Get Rid of Fruit Flies
How the Pacific Northwest Heatwave is Affecting Farmworkers
The Meditative Joys of Virtual Farming
Vegetables Aren’t Always Vegan