Vertical farming rises to meet growing demand for local, organic food.
Agriculture
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
Insights from a climate oasis
Author Kathleen Alcalá on learning to become an activist.
Posted inNovember 14, 2016: The Long View
Why we don’t mention my great-grandfather’s name
Aaron A. Abeyta on his family’s shadowy past in New Mexico
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Will a dam save the pallid sturgeon, or doom it?
On the Yellowstone River, farmers and conservationists clash over controversial infrastructure.
Posted inOctober 31, 2016: A Monumental Divide
How to shear a sheep — and why
On the satisfaction of back-breaking labor.
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West Obsessed: The fate of rural food and farms
The staff of High Country News tackles tough questions about small-town agriculture.
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Want to move to a charming rural town? Ask about the sewage disposal system
Wastewater inundation causes a commotion in South Dakota.
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A helping hand for migrant students
In the San Luis Valley, migrant workers build community around student success.
Posted inSeptember 19, 2016: Frontera Incognita
A mother’s flight into the desert
An excerpt from Black Dove: Mamá, Mi’jo, and Me.
Posted inSeptember 19, 2016: Frontera Incognita
The afterlife of cotton
Through the present and past of a border town, on the trail of literary legend José Revueltas.
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If you can’t beat the weeds, eat them
How nature — and marmots — thwarted a plan for an urban garden.
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How do you beat hunger and food waste? Try compost
Reunity turns restaurant scraps into soil — and connects Santa Fe with rural farms in the process.
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New Mexican farmers struggle to stay on the land
Can a tax break keep New Mexico’s struggling farmers from selling out?
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How to feed the masses in small-town America
New business models bring food to towns too small for big box stores.
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Is there a way to revive drought-stricken soil?
In Colorado, potato-farming brothers are saving water by using cover crops innovatively.
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Is farming a public service?
To build a new generation of farmers, one nonprofit wants states to forgive student loans.
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Training programs teach farmers to do more with less
Can blackberries and tilapia help New Mexico’s small farmers thrive?
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Food, food, everywhere, and not a bite to eat
Reforming America’s broken food and agriculture systems is possible, but it won’t happen overnight.
Posted inAugust 8, 2016: Line of Descent
Inside a seed museum meant to track plant response to climate change
Researchers have collected seeds from across the country in a quiet Colorado storage facility.
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Have farmers markets been spoiled by their own success?
People go to farmers markets for many reasons. The jovial, wholesome atmosphere makes people feel good about their communities and the hard work put in by area farmers. Sometimes, we even want to buy something. But actually purchasing food is becoming an increasingly rare act, according to a recent Washington Post article. As one grower […]