Modern farmer

Rounding the curves of the Taconic State Parkway in a rental car, I’m slack-jawed by the greenery surrounding me on either side. As I come…

Joyner started the Conetoe Family Life Center, as the farm is now called, over a decade ago.

When chef-turned-organic farmer, Evan Chender, decided to make the move from New York City to Weaverville, NC—following stints in Italy and Denmark—he knew one thing for certain: “It was important for me to live on my farm,” he said. The owner of The Culinary Gardener, which provides specialty produce,...

Up close and personal with one of America's most fascinating farmers.

One man is on a mission to prove that it's possible to make (good) living farming.

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Here’s what I can tell you about the behind-the-scenes of the @farmbooty Instagram account: It’s two people, working collaboratively. One person collects the photos, the other comes up with the captions. One of those people spoke with Modern Farmer on the condition of anonymity, given that they work in the farming industry and didn’t feel they could reveal their identity. We’ll be calling them FB here. Now here’s what I can tell you about the content of the @farmbooty Instagram account. It’s…

The Leubner sisters are using social media to connect with and educate a younger generation of could-be farmers.

A.yoni Jeffries wants to make sure the names of her ancestors live on a hundred years from now through the land she works. It’s one of the reasons she and six others founded Handèwa Farms, an Afro-Indigenous women-led organic hemp farm about 30 minutes north of Durham, North Carolina. Jeffries, a member of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation, says the group got together about a year ago to discuss starting a farm as a way to reconnect with their Indigenous roots. The co-founders wanted…

In Scott Chang-Fleeman’s first year of farming, he worked long grueling days by himself. He farmed 2.5 acres on his own, doing all the planting, harvesting and packing. He did all of this before going to his job as a line cook at night. Looking back now, Chang-Fleeman says he probably should have hired someone to help, as doing everything alone took a toll on his mental and physical health. But at the time, he didn’t even consider it. He put his head down and he powered through. “I just had…