Issue 02
Agriculture as Culture

— 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.

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Read A Genie in the Bottle
Behind the magic of the Dr. Bronner’s legacy to lather, rinse, and regenerate here on God’s Spaceship Earth.

by Hayley Helms

photographs by Neal Handloser

Read The Diamond of Dates
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
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
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.
Read Family Values
Family Values
The Nuss family knows the value of healthy soil. In fact, they’ve staked the future of their family business on it.
Read Seeds of Resilience
Seeds of Resilience
The essential work of agricultural genetic preservation in a changing world.