american farmers

Got Cots? Apricot King Orchards

first posted: 1/1/2008

Apricot Heaven  by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

They're not much for publicity at Apricot King Orchard. When we called, Patti Gonzales, the self-styled "apricot queen," didn't really have time to talk.
first posted: 1/1/2008

Working the Miles: A Video from the Southern Foodways Alliance

first posted: 11/1/2007

Hot Dates  by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

Temperatures in southeastern California's Bard Valley hover around 120F on a summer afternoon. Hard on people, but great for dates.
first posted: 11/1/2007

Farmer in the Dell  by Jean Kressy

Jasper Willis started growing apples in Coffee Ridge, a section of Unicoi County in northeastern Tennessee, in the early 1950s.
first posted: 10/1/2007

The Bounty of Busy Bees

The Bounty of Busy Bees
first posted: 9/1/2007

Honey Do's  by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

Bees are not the typical Old MacDonald barnyard livestock our kids sing about, but Helene and Spencer Marshall at The Flying Bee Ranch delight in them.
first posted: 9/1/2007

Garden Herbs

Want to grow your own herbs?
first posted: 7/1/2007

Herb Appeal

William Varney makes a big entrance with a wide smile and an irrepressible glint in his eyes.
first posted: 7/1/2007

Bean Counter  by Cinda Chavich

You could say that Steve Sando is full of beans, and that’s OK with him.
first posted: 2/1/2007

Chips Ahoy!  by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough

As ironic as it sounds, Carol and Martin Sidor are indebted to the low-carb craze for the success of their potato farm.
first posted: 1/1/2007

One Good Apple  by Janine MacLachlan

When Peter Klein learned that his favorite fruit farmers were retiring, he did what many food enthusiasts dream of: he bought their orchards and started his own company.
first posted: 10/1/2006

The Real Dirt

first posted: 8/1/2006

Down on the Farm

For John Peterson, it took a village to save his farm
first posted: 8/1/2006