The Hood Canal in Washington state is home to a multimillion-dollar aquaculture industry. For the second time in recent history, algae blooms have shut it down.

It’s Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Season

Cairnspring Mills has shown that there’s a market for regenerative, regionally sourced grain. Now it’s trying to prove that the model can grow.

Local Flour, At Scale

Wildfires have become the new norm in the Pacific Northwest — where most of our hops are grown. Researchers are digging into the short- and long-term effects.

Smoke Gets in Your Beer

In which we contemplate what it will take to get Americans to love this surprisingly unpopular sour vegetable.

A Requiem for Rhubarb?

Along with chemical inputs like glyphosate, Eric Williamson uses grass-fed cows as a tool, to improve the soil health on his Washington farm.

Why Would a Conventional Vegetable Farmer Bring Someone Else’s Cattle Onto His Fields?

Stone fruit producers face increased protection costs due to climate change.

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It’s Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Season

Local Flour, At Scale

Smoke Gets in Your Beer

A Requiem for Rhubarb?

Why Would a Conventional Vegetable Farmer Bring Someone Else’s Cattle Onto His Fields?

How Northwest Farmers Dealt With Record Heatwave