Gardening was supposed to be a source of solace and connection with the earth. It brought out my worst territorial instincts.

My Groundhog, Myself

Kristian Thacker

Deep in West Virginia coal country, a lavender farm attempts to strike a balance between profit, cultivation, and remediation.

Can a Farm Survive on an Old Coal Mine?

The geology of southern West Virginia leaves its groundwater vulnerable to pollution, making the state’s new natural gas pipeline a risky proposition.

All Around the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Farmers Are Losing Access to Clean Water

Deer farms have long worked to breed the highest-quality deer for hunting. Is it possible to create a herd that can withstand the plague of chronic wasting disease?

The Great Disease-Proof Deer Debate

The latest wave of avian influenza brought COVID-style modifications to the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show. 

Live Chick-Hatching in the Age of Plague

On the strange work of a “climate advice columnist,” and the fallacy of consumer responsibility.

The Delusion of Eating for the Planet

In some red-state pockets of the U.S., farmers are embracing regenerative practices to shore up against an uncertain future. Just don’t ask them to make it political.

Where Soil is Holy, and Climate Change Is Seldom Mentioned

Climate change is making agricultural labor more dangerous. The Farm Bill can add key protections.

How a Climate-Smart Farm Bill Can Save Lives

The proposed pipeline would enable ethanol plants to sequester carbon dioxide out of state. It is profoundly unpopular.

Eve Andrews