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Media Watch

Is The World Ready For A Hipster Farming Magazine?

Brace, we've got a farm-to-newsstand situation here

Dec 11, 2012 3:31 pm

Modern Farmer is a print quarterly and website devoted to the people, policy, animals, plants and technology around farming and food. Arriving in Spring 2013, the new media company created a Tumblr page last week announcing its launch.

Thanksgiving

What's Up With These Neon-Dyed Turkeys?

Gozzi turkeys in 50 Shades of Neon

Nov 19, 2012 11:31 am

Have you seen pictures of those neon, psychedelic-looking Gozzi's Farm turkeys? Well, here are a few more shots for those of you who have been missing out on the rainbow-colored gobbler action. At this point you're probably wondering why, why....why!?

Books to Devour

How To Eat Like A Japanese Farmer

Meet Nancy Singleton Hachisu, Japan’s Alice Waters

Nov 13, 2012 11:01 am

One of the most beautiful cookbooks out this season is Japanese Farm Food by Nancy Singleton Hachisu. But don’t expect to overdose on sushi and teriyaki in these pages. JFF is about a way of eating – and a way of life, really – that is lost even to many Japanese.

Big Ideas

Organic Farming Comes To Virgin Islands

At Ridge to Reef, it's not only about growing food

Apr 24, 2012 11:03 am

In the middle of a rainforest in St. Croix, you can see just how far the organic farming movement has spread. Here, 1200 miles from the nearest American border, is Ridge to Reef Farm. It's the first and only USDA-certified organic farm in the Virgin Islands.

Food Fetes

Eat Outstanding In The Field

Farm-to-table dining, coming to a farm near you

Mar 13, 2012 3:31 pm

Outstanding In the Field is a nationwide series of dinners hosted by favorite local chefs, enjoyed in a natural, historic or other best possible setting for celebrating the bounty of the host city's regional farms. Food Republic has even been to one right in our neck of the woods (literally), The only downside: tickets sell out fast. And we mean fast. So when they go on sale next week, act accordingly.

Talking Points

10 Myths & Facts About Raw Milk

The truth about consuming unpasteurized milk

Feb 29, 2012 11:01 am

The raw milk debate has gotten a lot of media attention recently, thanks to a newly released 13-year study from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a raw milk–related outbreak in Pennsylvania and an increasingly loud group of consumers who aren't down with a little process called pasteurization.

Big Ideas

Is McDonald's Going Farm-To-Fork?

Apparently, french fries come from potatoes

Dec 16, 2011 1:46 pm

This week, McDonald's announced that it will be launching a new advertising campaign on January 2, in which the fat food chain is going to tell "our farm-to-fork story about our food,” according to a tweet from chief marketing officer Neil Golden.

Healthy Living

What It Takes to Be Certified Organic

5 facts about the USDA certified organic process

Dec 1, 2011 10:01 am

Everyone knows that buying organic is better for the environment and possibly for your health. But buying organic food isn’t always as simple as looking for the USDA seal. At farmer’s markets in particular, it’s worth your time to ask farmers who aren’t certified organic: how they grow their produce, if they’re applying for certification, and if not, what their reason is behind their decision. The answer could surprise you.

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Smashed Potato Bomb With Fried Eggs

Sharp cheddar, spicy Frank's makes awesome brunch

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