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Andrus, with his farmhands.
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The Duck Brigade Behind a Farmer's Plentiful Rice Harvest

Erik Andrus is bringing the Japanese art of aigamo to Vermont.
Jillian Dara January 19, 2023
Robert Burns Ellisland Farm
Holywood, Scotland

Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.
Jon Jandai cultivates and saves the seeds of rare and indigenous plants at the Pun Pun Center for Self Reliance.
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How Thailand's 'Happiness Farmer' Built an Oasis of Simple Living

A revolution in food-growing, home-building, and seed-saving is afoot outside Chiang Mai.
Sam Lin-Sommer November 23, 2022
museums

Podcast: The Thompson Ice House

People gather every winter at this Maine museum to take part in the age-old process of harvesting ice from a frozen pond.
Whether you call it shunka warak'in, the Rocky Mountain hyena or simply the beast, a mysterious canid preyed upon livestock in Montana in the late 1880s.
cryptozoology

Beware Montana’s Shunka Warak’in, the 'Rocky Mountain Hyena'

Is one of these crafty cryptids on display in a small museum?
J.W. Ocker October 19, 2022
Decatur, Georgia

Sugar Creek Garden and Herb Farm

On land once deemed “valueless,” a multipurpose community garden proves the potential of urban farming.
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Video: Step Back In Time In Plano

Though Plano now houses many modern business campuses, this North Texas community never lost sight of its historical roots.
A five-acre pasture on the McCullen family farm, dominated by an old stone tower, has turned out to be the site of both a medieval monasterial complex and Neolithic ruins.
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How a Farmer's Hunch Led to a Lost Monastery and a Neolithic Surprise

The rediscovered medieval complex of Beaubec is unique in all of Ireland—and it's just the most recent layer of history unearthed in a humble pasture.
Matt McIntosh July 28, 2022
The winding parkway offers stunning views of the surrounding mountains.
Itinerary

6 Extraordinary Restaurants Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Road Trips
Sam O'Brien
An aerial view of some of the fields at Wadi al-Dawasir.
Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia

Wadi al-Dawasir

These desert alfalfa farms redefine the meaning of crop circles.
Within the flat enclose of the D-shaped fort
Monreith, Scotland

Barsalloch Fort

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.
Nardane Kuşçu in her storage room at Narköy.
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The Educator Stockpiling—and Sharing—Turkey's Heritage Seeds

You don't save agricultural traditions without swapping some seeds.
Katie Nadworny March 18, 2022
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Podcast: Rhubarb Triangle

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team March 16, 2022
A picturesque part of Montsalvat.
Eltham, Australia

Montsalvat

Australia's oldest artists' colony.
Nola's Iris Garden
San Jose, California

Nola's Iris Garden

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.
Temerloh, Malaysia

Amani Vanilla

This vanilla farm serves its crops at an on-site café.
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Podcast: Musk Ox Farm

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 25, 2022
An Indian laborer sorts amla, or Indian gooseberries, at a fruit market on the outskirts of Allahabad.
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Indian Millennials Are Flocking To Farms—and Traditional Ingredients

Amid COVID-19, some have swapped urban bustle for rural nostalgia.
Cheena Kapoor December 10, 2021