farming

The enduring harvest of the ‘Tears of Chios’

July 25, 2024Lifestyle

The domesticated versions of wild Mediterranean shrubs are the world’s sole source of gum mastic — a clear resin that has been used by humans for at least 2,500 years. Today, some growers are trying to keep up that tradition.

How soybeans became China’s most powerful weapon in Trump’s trade war

May 31, 2019Business, Economics and Jobs

Teatro Campesino

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Tractors

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Special Guest: Verlyn Klinkenborg

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Matt Moore

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

The unrelenting sprawl of tract houses and big box stores has made its way to Wadell, Arizona, outside of Phoenix, pushing out small farms. Matt Moore’s family has farmed there for decades, and before his farm becomes a subdivision, he decided to make art about it, by plowing the floor plans of tract houses into […]

Grow Your Own Van Gogh (Just Add Water)

March 24, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

Artist Stan Herd’s giant floral recreation of a van Gogh painting can be seen from a plane. It’s a stunt, sure, but it might also be a sincere expression of what van Gogh wanted.

Another way to grow crops — by laying down the plow

March 10, 2017Food

No-till farming is being championed by farmers and environmentalists alike. Here’s why.

Japanese Americans remember a dark chapter when they were ‘more number than name’

February 17, 2017Conflict

Looking back to the US incarceration of Japanese Americans and how, as one historian puts it, people can “lose sight of our important national values of justice and rule of law.”

Some advice for starting your own backyard ‘carbon farm’

December 14, 2016Environment

A “carbon farming” expert explains how smart perennial planting can help your garden sequester more carbon, and produce more food.