A Lakeland microgreens business born from a homegrown pandemic project shows how small farms are evolving.

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 ...

Smallholders, homesteaders, hobby farmers, and other small-scale growers can use regenerative farming techniques to ensure growing sustainably for years to come. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a ...

On Tuesday, October 28, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. ET, Providence Farm Collective’s (PFC) Executive Director and Deputy Director will participate in the Small Farmer, Big Voices Summit. The Summit, which ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

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 ...

Let me start this journey with my feet on my farm. When people visit it, I notice three main responses. One is an unbidden enthusiasm for the rural paradise we’ve created, the beauty of the place, and ...

Willie Nelson has been busy signing some very helpful and meaningful checks. Just in case you don't know, Farm Aid was started by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp back in 1985. They ...

COLUMBIA - The 19th annual Small Farm Trade Show kicked off Thursday at the Boone County Fairgrounds. Ron Macher founded the Small Farm Trade Show as a way to showcase material that made up his ...

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners recently adopted a plan to promote and educate residents about local food options, especially small farming and community garden programs. In November, ...

Small farmers fit within no simple definition. Each category has pitfalls—whether by acres, income, employees or head of cattle. Yet the definition is crucial, since it dictates state and federal ...

Consolidating farms in low-income countries like India, where the average farm is less than three acres, would significantly boost economic growth and reduce poverty, according to a study coauthored ...