Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Your book talks a lot about “road ecology.” Ben Goldfarb: Road ecology is the field of scientific study that looks at how roads and other transportation infrastructure affect nature and what we do about those impacts. A lot of road ecology is about why roadkill happens and what its effects on populations are and how to prevent it.

Ranching 112

Ranching Ecology Plowing Construction 112

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When farmers are able to control how, where, and when their animals move between pastures, they can more easily accomplish ecological goals that might include increasing soil carbon, reducing water pollution, or incorporating trees. He also had to construct pathways to move the goats back to the barn for milking.

Pasture 113

Pasture Cattle Technology Ruralism 113

Civil Eats

APRIL 22, 2024

The isolation of this ecologically rich archipelago of peaks, located in a “sea” of desert that stretches from northern Mexico into southern Arizona, means that plants grow here that don’t grow anywhere else.

Seeding 130

Seeding Crop Agriculture Agriculture 130

Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Embry now lives alongside his cousin in Richmond, Kentucky, on the 30-acre Ballew Farm, named after his great uncle Atrus, who died at age 100. He invited me to spend the summer in New York City in 1968 working construction. It seemed like the whole world was in New York City.

Food 97

Food Agroecology Agriculture Agriculture 97

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

We were in the parking lot of Island Center Forest, a 440-acre wooded park home to miles of hiking trails and one large pond where birdwatchers flock. Later, his focus shifted to urban ecology. Island Center Forest is on Vashon Island, southwest of Seattle. Mustin’s summer home is on Vashon, and my partner and I have a small farm here.

Ecology 117

Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 117

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The dam blocked 1,400 miles of salmon spawning habitat and flooded 56,000 acres of land, as well as the ecosystems that supported whole communities of animals and people. With each member of the ecological community Whitney’s wildlife department restores, the whole community sings fuller-voiced. Magazine.

Harvester 67

Harvester Harvesting Harvest Construction 67

Civil Eats

JULY 31, 2024

That day, they’d been out to their four-acre farm and back twice, harvesting a total of 6,300 pounds. One type in particular, kelp—a large brown algae with many species, including sugar kelp— has been hailed as an ecologically beneficial, nutritious superfood that can be farmed on both U.S. coasts—and could help fight climate change.

Marketing 98

Marketing Harvester Harvesting Harvest 98

Civil Eats

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Goldthwaite The coeditors of Good Eats , both English professors and authors, have gathered a selection of creative nonfiction essays that requires “ecological thinking and a close attention to relationships, the environment, and diversity.” That’s not to say growing food isn’t hard work.

Food 129

Food Farming Farming Seeding 129

Food Environment and Reporting Network

JUNE 25, 2024

At 60,000 acres, the proposed pool could swallow entire Florida cities. Eventually, the reservoir was whittled down to just 10,000 acres. The foundation declined to make Eikenberg available for an interview, but Weisblum described the meeting as a constructive conversation. But then he began to explore the Everglades.

Science 91

Science Construction Real Estate Distribution 91