Modern Farmer

AUGUST 4, 2023

The fields at Norwich Meadows Farm, however, are more akin to a time capsule—or even a treasure chest. With their meticulously selected collection of approximately 1,300 crop varieties, farmers Zaid and Haifa Kurdieh have gathered generations of global agricultural activity on about 250 acres in Chenango County, New York.

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Cultivation Meadow Crop Seeding 98

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 30, 2025

What she found was 200 acres of old farmland atop a Virginia mountain. The forest encroached on the meadow, pioneer poplar, locust, and sassafras saplings taking the lead. Standing on the mountain, with all those acres of rolling hills unfolding in front of me, my goal to plant a small patch of meadow seemed timid.

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Meadow Farming Farming Orchard 45

Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

John Zander’s family has owned a stretch of land along New Jersey’s southern coast for 30 years, but he only recently dubbed the farm “Cohansey Meadows.” Meadows for the term that residents of the region use to refer to the vast marshes that create a fluid transition between solid ground and the water of the Delaware Bay.

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Farming Farming Meadow Greenhouse 141

Sustainable Food Trust

APRIL 1, 2025

Its seeding future conflict. The farm is small with a remarkably diverse array of landscapes woodland, ancient meadows, a stream that runs through the farm drawing a broad range of creatures and birds. The film tells the story of Heal Rewildings journey to restore a 460-acre site in the Somerset countryside. Its inequity.

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Food Farming Farming Acre 71

Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Seed detective Adam Alexander travels to the Kor çë region to discover how regenerative horticulture is holding up. Collective farms grew local varieties and saved the seed of landraces that flourished in the varied growing environments across the country. In many regions farmers began planting modern, imported cultivars.

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Seeding Food Maize Cultivation 124

Modern Farmer

JULY 4, 2024

Graeme Foers Lost Meadows Apiaries & Meadery Location: Essa Township, Ontario, Canada Age: 33 Years Farming: 13 Tell us a bit about your farm: My farming season begins early February with the maple syrup season. I keep the honey separate from each meadow and each month.

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Cultivation Meadow Farming Farming 108

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

North Carolina began its Wildflower Program in 1985, and it now manages 1,500 acres of wildflowers along major North Carolina thoroughfares. In 2023, the TDOT launched a program called Project Milkweed —free mail-order milkweed seeds for people to plant in their gardens to support monarchs. I think we were shocked,” says McClanahan. “It’s

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Pesticide Seeding Meadow Agriculture 137