Chinese Farmer Claims to Have Created Half-Melon Half-Watermelon Hybrid Fruit
A Chinese farmer claims to have successfully created a hybrid fruit that allows people to enjoy the taste of both melon and watermelon in equal measure. A 40-something watermelon farmer from Fuyang, in China’s Anhui province, referred to only as Mr. A by Chinese news outlets recently lit up Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, with […]
Thailand’s ‘Pesticide Ducks’ Clean Rice Fields of Pests and Stubble
Every year, flocks of thousands of hungry ducks are released into vast rice paddies to clean the fields of unwanted pests and rice stubble left over from last harvest. Humanity has witnessed unprecedented technological advancements over the last few decades, but in Thailand, the world’s second largest rice exporter, farmers still use a centuries old […]
Win a $450,000 Organic Farm by Writing a 200-Word Essay
Award-winning architect-turned-farmer Norma Burns has been running her organic farm in Bennet, North Carolina, for the last 18 years, but she’s now looking to turn over a new leaf, so she’s giving the farm away to whoever wins her essay contest. Norma says that the Bluebird Hill Farm has been “everything” to her during the […]
A Leap of Faith: NFL Star Player Gives Up His Career to Farm Sweet Potatoes for the Needy
Many would call former NFL Star Jason Brown crazy for giving up his career for a dream, but he is convinced it was the right thing to do. The 31-year-old, who was once ranked one of the best players in the league and was offered a $35 million contract to play for the St. Louis Rams, […]