Modern Farmer

Small-Scale Farming Shouldn’t Just Be a Hobby. So Why Is It So Hard to Make a Living?

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 ...
extension.purdue.edu

Focus on Small-Scale Vegetable Farming: Field Demonstrations Build Capacity for Use of Cover Crops, Reduced Tillage

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 ...
University of Delaware

Outdoor classroom

If you’ve ever planted a vegetable garden, you know the kind of work it takes. From preparing the soil, to planting the seeds, watering the plants and harvesting the crops, a lot of effort goes into ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Getting their vegetables: Farm Lab supplying elementary students with lots of produce while piloting innovative farming methods

Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. CHESTERFIELD — In its first year, the Farm Lab in Chesterfield not only has produced ...