Results for keyword: Crops
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Where free trade is more than an acronym
Pulling onions alongside a Mexican field worker, the writer describes the hard work and meager pay for a product that will sell for 50 times what workers are paid.
by Michelle Nijhuis, May 13, 2002 -
Harvesting ancient farming
The Colorado nonprofit Sustainable Settings wants to teach farmers about an ancient agricultural system called "alley cropping" that uses scant water wisely and protects against soil erosion.
by Catherine Lutz, Aug 27, 2001 -
Troubled harvest: Washington's fruit industry is a hotbed of federal immigration policy gone wrong
Farmers, government officials and immigrant advocacy groups are at odds over the best way to deal with the burgeoning population of illegal immigrants picking Washington state's fruit crop.
by Rebecca Clarren, Dec 18, 2000 -
The hope of a freshly planted field
The author remembers her childhood in Bozeman, Mont., where no one thought her mother would ever succeed in growing sweet corn.
by Jody Holzworth, Sep 25, 2000 -
How to get right side up again
Northern New Mexico's small farmers would thrive if the United States quit favoring and subsidizing corporate agriculture.
by Stanley Crawford, Apr 10, 2000 -
What's in your organic burrito?
The Department of Agriculture has released its new, proposed national organic standards for food in the U.S.
by Catherine Lutz, Mar 27, 2000 -
What to do about "Frankenfoods'?
Two natural-foods chains - Wild Oats Market and Whole Foods Market - are banning genetically engineered foods from their stores.
by Catherine Lutz, Feb 28, 2000 -
The disappearing farm: Can cooperatives keep rural people rooted in the plains?
On the Great Plains, some beleagured farmers are pinning their economic hopes on local cooperatives, such as a pasta-making factory in Leeds, N.D.
by Dustin Solberg, Jun 21, 1999 -
Potatoes raise a stink in Idaho
Millions of pounds of leftover potato sludge dumped by the Idaho Pacific potato processing plant in Ririe, Idaho, are creating a messy, stinky problem, according to local residents.
by Emily Miller, May 12, 1997 -
Bringing back the small family farm
A handbook called "Rebirth of the Small Family Farm," by Bob and Bonnie Gregson, offers advice for would-be organic farmers.
by Danielle Desruisseaux, Apr 14, 1997
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