Meet co-founder of Detroit Dirt, an urban farming start-up that delivers composed waste around the city.

Why being in the oyster business is closer to farming than fishing.

Some tips for making your water use just a little bit easier on the planet – and in many cases, on your wallet as well.

For over 150 years, Tidmarsh Farm, a 577-acre cranberry bog near Boston, has been in operation, but when the cranberry industry began veering towards a new kind of berry, Tidmarsh owners began considering abandoning much of their land to a federally-funded restoration project.

As of 2011, fewer than 5,000 farm vets were working in the United States. We managed to track down two of them to talk about their work.

Tell-all interview with Robert Carlock, “30 Rock” co-creator, about his terrifying mascot, Woollie.

In India, around the Eid al-Adha festival, goats wear sweaters. Beautiful, fashionable sweaters.

On the curious incident that stunk up a Vermont town.

The sight of animals in advertisements, gleefully licking their lips or holding a bone aloft or generally seeming hungry, is easy to miss.