Want to start farming? We can help.

If you want to farm but aren't sure where to start, we can help. We have how-to guides for every stage, from starting an indoor herb garden, to making your farm into a business.

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Modern Farmer
November 23, 2024

Welcome to the Modern Farmer newsletter.

This week, Modern Farmer went back to basics. If you want to farm—at any level—we have a guide that can help. From starting a community garden to raising chickens to turning your farm into a profitable business, we have how-to guides to help you each step of the way. Plus, we worked with our friends at Verite News to cover a story of a community garden group that fought back against rezoning efforts—and won.

Plus, what we’re reading from other outlets: This week, we’re happy to bring you the first part in a three-part series called Healing Soil from Outlier Media, a Detroit-based publication. They are looking at food access across Detroit, and have included great video testimonials in the stories. We’ll have the rest of the series for you next week, and you can check it out at Outlier now.

So you want to start farming, but you're not sure where to start. We've got you.

Also fresh this week

Supporters of Grow Dat Youth Farm showed up to a public planning meeting to voice their concerns about the park’s plan to build a road through the farm. Photo by Minh Ha/Verite News.

A park had plans on building a road through a beloved urban farm and youth program in New Orleans. But the farm’s supporters weren’t having it.

Fennigan’s Farms, an inner-city garden, brings fresh produce and a sense of community to Detroit. Photo by Cydni Elledge/Outlier Media.

Fennigan’s Farms combines agriculture and design to create a space for both fresh food and meaningful community connections.