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A deep dive into corruption within the American beef industry reveals how large agricultural corporations are allegedly selling diseased and adulterated meat to schools, prisons, and even the U.S. military.
I grow my own pepper from vine to pantry! In this video, I show you how to grow and harvest peppercorns, then turn them into black pepper using a dehydrator and preserve green pepper through freeze-drying. Then we do a taste test comparing ground bla
As small farmers who produce livestock get more squeezed out of the retail market, at least one state is leading a charge against federal government overreach: New Hampshire. Yes, "Live Free or Die." That state, bless 'em.
Hormuz is closed again. The second wave just hit.
In this behind-the-scenes report, we travel from Georgia cattle country to a historic Florida processing plant to document a little-known USDA initiative working to restore local meat processing capacity across America.
Your garden has been deemed "non-essential."
A historic family farm in Yelm, Washington, that has been in continuous use since the 1880s, has just been forced to shut down. This isn't the result of a fair hearing or a judge's ruling--it's the result of a bureaucratic process designed to gr
Industrial agriculture is increasingly adopting the same public relations, lobbying and information tactics long used by Big Oil, investigative journalist Amy Westervelt said on the "Real Organic Podcast." Those strategies help corporations influ
Grow thriving citrus in pots with the right variety, soil, and care. Learn how to choose dwarf trees, prevent root rot, fertilize, and keep them producing for years.
China has deployed autonomous, solar-powered tree-planting robots across the edges of the Mu Us Desert as part of the country's Three-North Shelterbelt Program, the world's largest afforestation initiative.
With growth like this people will have to mow lawns more often
Ibrahim Traoré is growing rice, wheat, apples, and pineapples less than a hundred miles from the Sahara Desert -- no IMF, no World Bank, no foreign permission required.
While growing your own food is a very important part of a long-term self-reliance plan, there are some years, no ...
A head-to-head garden mulch comparison puts cardboard, pine bark, cypress, black plastic, and bare soil to the test across 175 days, tracking changes in soil temperature, moisture, and weed pressure. The results show differences in performance, inclu
A formal legal challenge from the America First Policy Institute alleges that Washington's Department of Ecology is running a system that treats people differently when gathering the input that drives environmental rules. Some voices are paid to pa
Greening the desert starts with earth smiles - and monsoon season is coming!
Stijn Schmitz welcomes Joel Salatin to the show. Joel Salatin is a self described Christian Libertarian Environmentalist Capitalist Lunatic Farmer. Salatin describes a deeply distorted US agricultural landscape, where massive oversupply of corn and s
Have you ever walked into your garden and felt completely overwhelmed? You're not alone!
While the cameras in Washington focused on what Dr. Anthony Fauci wouldn't say, the American people are still living with what his policies actually did. Six years after "two weeks to slow the spread," the price of food at home remains 33% higher tha
Joel Salatin unveils China's agricultural goals of food independence from the U.S. and the implications for our corn and soybean farmers.
The oceans are shifting, and the impact is headed straight for your grocery bill.
Less than a week after we reported that an options whale placed a $20 million bet on corn futures, a new U.S. crop report revealed the sharpest weekly deterioration in conditions in three years.
A new legal precedent in Europe has just put every American livestock producer in the crosshairs.
Have you ever wanted to raise sheep in a regenerative manner? In this Q&A, Joel Salatin breaks down the realities of integrating sheep into your farm management. While sheep share core movement principles with cattle, they demand tighter fencing, clo
Following the USDA's announcement that it will begin lifting the year-long ban on Mexican live cattle imports on Aug. 24, BMO Capital Markets senior equity research analyst Andrew Strelzik called the decision a "key positive" for publicly traded meat
The U.S. meat supply is at a crossroads. While one part of the government is investing $500 million to protect and expand processing capacity, another is advancing a bill that could force a massive restructuring of who owns that very same system.
Turn your clay soil into the best garden soil you have ever used. This video addresses common gardening myths regarding how to improve clay soil, especially the misconception that it always needs fixing.
When this community garden lost funding, buying compost became too expensive, and they simply couldn't produce enough themselves. Their solution was to grow in huge amounts of woodchips, including some that were surprisingly fresh.
Healthy soil doesn't happen by accident. It starts with protecting the living ecosystem beneath your feet.
Joel Salatin wants to liberate Americans from over-regulation with neighbor-to-neighbor food commerce.
