In contemporary terms, the word “nuisance” signifies an annoyance or a bother. Being woken by the neighbors’ crying baby through your bedroom wall, say, or persistent spam calls insisting that your ...

When Rachel Herrick bought a 47-acre farm in Cameron, NC, she had her work cut out for her. The soil was stripped of nutrients, dry after decades of tobacco farming. But Herrick was undeterred.

Tucked just below Pikes Peak, a stone’s throw from the heart of Manitou Springs, lies a vibrant sanctuary of plants, bees and other animals: Flying Pig Farm. Despite the name, there are no pigs— and ...