... have spent many nights listening to sixty mile an hour squalls penetrate the lath and plaster. Sometimes it all feels like an experiment, my life and this farm. I am a first-generation farmer trying to make a life and a living on this land. The neighbors on three sides are potato fields. From...

...marie doezema For the last decade, Libera Terra has been operating in Italy as a cooperative that turns land once used by the mafia into organic farms and undulating vineyards. Lemons, lentils, chickpeas, grapes—the land is as stunningly beautiful as it is heavy with history. The cooperative aims...

...leah koenig This article explores the connections between the Islamic faith, farming, and ethical eating through the lives of two Muslim farmers (Zaid and Haifa Kurdieh) in upstate New York. It focuses on the concept of Tayyib, which some Muslims view as a mandate to eat sustainably and healthily...