— a new media channel that exists to pique curiosity and elevate our understanding of the entire food system. We celebrate farmers, farming, food, family, and the future. We follow a philosophy we call Modern Old School where the intersection between tradition and technology produces the tastiest, most nutritious food, while also incorporating new thinking to improve yields, create carbon-rich soil, and grow in a way that creates a brighter climate reality.
Twin sisters Amber Maalouf and Ashlie Chavez illustrate generations of resilience and connection by peeling back the layers of their family’s farming legacy.
by Maya Eslami
photographs by Ashlie Chavez & Amber Maalouf
Read The Fix for Food Waste
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The Fix for Food Waste
A new World Wildlife fund report explores solutions for globally grown crops destined to rot.
Read Buzzing Toward an Ethical Plan Bee
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Buzzing Toward an Ethical Plan Bee
Examining the shift from saving honeybees to protecting native pollinators.
Read Sowing Food Sovereignty
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Sowing Food Sovereignty
Kaua‘i’s Common Ground farmers and innovators are demonstrating how local food systems can thrive without reliance on imported inputs.
Read The Diamond of Dates
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The Diamond of Dates
How generations of grit, growth, and innovation shaped the resilience of American date farming with the Hadleys and Kecks.
Read The Microscopic Life of Compost
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The Microscopic Life of Compost
Community soil scientist Lynn Fang shares what’s teeming in the soil and how the invisible world of decay helps keep us healthy.
Read Agriculture as Culture
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Agriculture as Culture
Christa Barfield of FarmerJawn, one of the largest Black woman–owned farms in the United States, on leading the way forward in agriculture with a focus on underserved communities.