Davin Faris

A Maryland farmer reflects on the tough balance of working the land while raising kids.

Channeling Demeter

More female farm owners and managers are managing stress with binge drinking, new research found. 

Women Farmers Are Using Alcohol to Cope

Traditional farm succession planning can be notoriously challenging. Let’s look at the alternatives.

Would You Bequeath Your Farm to a Stranger?

Our national mental health crisis is even more acute in rural farm communities, where parents may unwittingly pass stress onto their children.

Farm Kids Are Experiencing High Rates of Anxiety and Depression

For the first time, large farm groups are making affordable childcare a policy priority for the 2023 Farm Bill — a move that could help reshape and revive rural communities.

Can the Farm Bill Ease the Childcare Crisis for U.S. Farm Families?

A new study — including a first-of-its-kind national survey — hopes to show that if America wants farmers, those farmers need help with childcare. 

All “Farm Families” Posts

Channeling Demeter

Women Farmers Are Using Alcohol to Cope

Would You Bequeath Your Farm to a Stranger?

Farm Kids Are Experiencing High Rates of Anxiety and Depression

Can the Farm Bill Ease the Childcare Crisis for U.S. Farm Families?

The Tricky Balance of Raising Kids and Maintaining a Farm