Guest Opinion. This time of year, poultry gets a lot of attention, particularly turkeys. So I’ve been thinking about how we ...

Syntropic plantings help fix nitrogen, suppress weeds, and create biomass and nutrients. “I wanted to be a farmer when I grew up,” Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor at the University of California ...

The Mexica, the Indigenous people of the Valley of Mexico who ruled the Aztec Empire in the 1300s, recognized some 60 different soil classes and had a word for soil that had been degraded by careless ...

Mwalimu Jackbed Njue, a senior education official in Embu County, rears improved kienyenji (indigenous) chicken farming which are raking in tidy sum every month. “I started this project two years ago ...

This Lumbee family farm uses sustainable farming and herbal medicine practices to preserve their Native American heritage. They grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs using natural fertilizers and pest ...

Desemboque del Seri, a community in northern Mexico, has seen stunning results after installing solar panels in family vegetable gardens. Verónica Molina, a member of the indigenous Comcaac community, ...

Owner of Sakari Farms is finding innovative ways to continue her native plant and seed business in the face of water shortages. Left: Hopi red amaranth grows in starter trays in a greenhouse at Sakari ...

At the southern end of the São Paulo city limits, a Guarani Indigenous community has reclaimed degraded land once used for eucalyptus monoculture. After collecting seeds from communities in other ...