Sometimes I’m tempted by the smell of grease that McDonald’s blows outside its walls. It triggers something inside me as we pass by. It’ll be quick, cheap and familiar, I think. Or, it’s the millions they spent on advertising coming to roost. Regardless, my wife shakes her head.

For the first time ever, the population of rural America shrank in the last census. With the loss of family farms and manufacturing jobs, there is little economic opportunity for those who live there.

Between smartphone addictions and AI that will write your school papers for you, I fear that there’s a generation coming, in which no one reads.

According to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), 45% of the world’s population live in the rural areas of developing countries. As a planet, we’re facing growing challenges, including poverty, food insecurity, climate change and inequality.

Récemment, ma mère a élaboré une nouvelle théorie sur les raisons pour lesquelles les agriculteurs acceptent de faire un métier à haut risque qui n’offre qu’une faible rétribution financière tout en requérant beaucoup de travail. 

An Icelandic mother yells to her son: “Turn off the faucet or you’ll use up all the cold water!”

On March 9, 2022, Jeff Corle watched his herd of Guernseys leave in a truck headed towards someone else’s farm.

Farming has seen significant structural changes in the past years, including what is raised or grown, and how it is done. “Going big” is an industry tendency that has accelerated several decades.

Quoi qu’il en soit du monde dans lequel nous vivons, il y a un avantage à être en vie à notre époque : voyager est plus facile que jamais. Tous les endroits lointains dont nous entendions parler à la télévision lorsque nous étions enfant sont désormais à portée de main après avoir seulement passé 10 minutes en ligne à acheter un billet d’avion.