It's calving season here at the ranch in Montana. A lot of my day is spent checking cows and two-year-old heifers that are about to become mamas for the first time. It's been a while since I've spent this much...
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In 1860, four out of every five Americans lived in rural communities. Most knew the farmer who raised their food. Not because it was special. Because that's just how food worked. Then the Industrial Revolution emptied rural communities and filled the...
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I'm 1,500 miles from home, 22 days into helping an 8,000-acre ranch in Montana transition to the next generation. The scale is something I'm still adjusting to. A couple days ago I turned 250 cows out on an 858-acre pasture. A...
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That's Sam, about a decade ago. Our kids would come in looking like this pretty much daily. I'll admit, it annoyed me. The mud. The laundry. Andrea scrubbing boots on the porch. Turns out it might have been the best...
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I've spent a year showing you how a handful of corporations captured our food system. This week, I get to write about one of the best ideas I've seen for actually taking it back. Last Tuesday, a $45 billion deal put Hellmann's,...
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