Cradling a bucket of freshly picked basil, Laura Seleski referenced a common refrain among farmers: It takes a lot of calories to produce the calories people consume. After five years growing produce ...

NEW YORK -- As part of our Earth Day content series, we profiled a farmer in Hillsdale, New York who owns a certified organic vegetable farm. Markristo Farm is owned by Martin Stosiek; he has been ...

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 ...

For many growers, profit growth feels harder to achieve than it did just a few years ago. When margins tighten, your focus shifts — less about what’s next and more about what’s already in motion.

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 Bois d’Arc Farm, we believe that starting with healthy soil is the foundation for growing the best locally-grown, organic food possible, which is exactly what we’re striving to bring to families ...