Farmers across various regions in Africa are involved in the practice of raising miniature livestock animals such as goats, pigs, rabbits, chickens, and grass cutters. The main reason behind this ...

Originally, Jean-Martin Fortier knew nothing about farming. Now a world-renowned sustainable farmer, Fortier will be visiting the Roaring Fork Valley to share not just his tips to disrupt the ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

Cattle graze in a field at Otter Creek Farm on Thursday, Oct. 3, in Johnsonville. The farms sells a small number of life cattle and pigs annually to consumers who then have their animals slaughtered ...

In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I answer the question, can small-scale farming feed the world? Specifically, I look at how industrial farming and the green revolution have led ...

For most small-scale farmers, the biggest challenge is deciding where to start, beginning with what the land can ...

When people are asked what a “small farm” is, they may base their answer on the number of acres or number of animals a farm has – and they often assume that there aren’t many of them. However, small, ...