Brian Barth, Author at Modern Farmer
These Lucky Farmers Tend a Garden on an Isolated Georgia Island

The coast of the southeastern United States is known for its narrow band of barrier... (more)

Brian Barth
April 13, 2020
‘Self-Feeding’ Corn Grows in Southern Appalachia

In 2003, Mike Fortune left a budding career as a stockbroker and moved to Asheville... (more)

Brian Barth
October 14, 2019
Q&A: Is Agriculture the Answer to Climate Change?

In the popular imagination, solutions to climate change are often boiled down to reducing fossil... (more)

Brian Barth
August 26, 2019
Q&A: Leidy Casimiro Rodriguez, Cuba’s Agroecology Queen

Her country learned the value of food sovereignty the hard way. Now she wants to... (more)

Brian Barth
April 15, 2019
The Modern Farmer Glossary of Farm Jargon

In which we decode those mysterious terms that farmers toss around, from agroecology to windrow.

Brian Barth
September 4, 2018
Meet the Farmers Running for Congress

This November, four active farmers will vie for a chance to represent their districts in... (more)

Brian Barth
July 26, 2018
Ask Modern Farmer: What’s Wrong with my Tomato Plants?

Blights, wilts, spots and rots: a complete guide to diagnosing and dealing with the ugly... (more)

Brian Barth
July 24, 2018
Five Female Farmer Candidates to Watch in 2018

Meet five female farmers running for office in the November elections

Brian Barth
June 26, 2018
A Modern Farmer Conversation: The Wisdom of Wes Jackson, Founder of The...

An icon of enlightened farming in the corn belt ruminates on the origins of agriculture,... (more)

Brian Barth
March 3, 2017
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