Local Kentucky farmers answer the question “why do you farm?” Videos by: Colleen Stewart and Regina Durkan VINEYARD- David Hall, owner of Black Oak Vineyard in Princeton, Ky. vineyard why i farm from Fleischaker-Greene Scholars on Vimeo. HONEYBEES- Dale Rose, owner of Rose Honey Bee Farm in Morgantown, Ky. bees from Fleischaker-Greene Scholars on Vimeo. [Read More]
Text and research by Amanda Loviza/Farm to Fork Graphic by Jacob Hill/Farm to Fork Click on the countries above to learn more. Agriculture is one industry that affects everyone on the planet. Everyone has to eat. Today, agriculture across the world is shaped by many forces, from technological advances and government programs to environmental concerns [Read More]
By Colleen Stewart/Farm to Fork Farmer Suicides India from Fleischaker-Greene Scholars on Vimeo. ADILABAD, INDIA –Bojanna came home one day after farming his 10-acre field of cotton, had chai on the front step of his two-room house, and drank a bottle of the pesticide that failed to save his crops, throwing the bottle against the [Read More]
American Farmland: A Disappearing Resource. from Jacob Hill on Vimeo. By Jacob Hill/Farm to Fork “I’d rather see corn growing than houses,” said Bowling Green farmer Frank Stagner when asked for his opinion on the housing developments surrounding his property. Stagner, 81, has been farming in the area for the majority of his life. In [Read More]
By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork In recent years, farmers have been seeking ever more ways to increase income to their farms. Farmers who used to “just farm” now process, distribute and sell goods and hold tourist events at their establishments. According to Carl Chaney, owner of Chaney’s Dairy Barn in Bowling Green, Ky., it’s becoming [Read More]
Since 1934, the Fourqurean family has called the same 350 acres of farmland home.
Five generations of Fourqureans have lived and worked on Circle F Farms in Gracey, Ky., each facing their own unique trials and tribulations of raising beef cattle, show pigs and row crops.
Third generation farmer John Fourqurean, his son David and grandson John David discuss the challenges they face as they fight to keep the family farm alive.
By Regina Durkan/Farm to Fork Wes Berry is an English professor at Western Kentucky University who is moving away from big corporations for his food. But instead of just buying his food from local farmers, Berry has decided to become a farmer himself, albeit on a small scale. Within the last two years, he’s started [Read More]
By Celeste Laurent/Farm to Fork
60 dietitians experienced beef long before it reaches the grocery store when they toured four Warren County cattle farms on April 21 at the Kentucky Beef Council’s “Meat Your Neighbor” Tour.
Farm to Fork correspondent Colleen Stewart’s radio story about farmer suicides in India aired on WKYU, the public radio service of Western Kentucky University, on Wednesday morning, April 28, at 6:35 and 8:35 a.m. A link to the story is available on WKYU’s website here. Kevin Willis, assistant news director, recorded Stewart’s first-person story at [Read More]
By Drew Mitchell/Farm to Fork
Shoppers eagerly flocked to buy produce, herbs, cut flowers, cheeses, crafts, organic pasta sauce, and even composted manure early Saturday morning as the Southern Kentucky Regional Farmers Market opened for the season.
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