Just a Few Acres Farm in Lansing, NY has nearly 500,000 subscribers on YouTube, where seventh-generation farmer Pete Larson posts videos with titles like “The basics of cutting hay” and “Playing in ...
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 ...
As climate patterns shift and water resources become increasingly precious, small-scale farmers face mounting pressure to optimize every drop. While typical conservation methods like drip irrigation ...
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 ...
Despite the critical role of farmers in our daily lives, we know little about who grows our food. When production is the subject of enquiry, analyses of farmer roles in food provisioning begin and end ...
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 ...
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 ...
The diversity of small-scale producers is often oversimplified, limiting their contribution to effective food systems transformation and positive impact on global development. Here we analyse data for ...