Farmworkers from Mexico working the black dirt onion fields. ( Jose Lima) ‘Our staff is scared to come to work’ “What we’re trying to do is find a way to come up with a system of communication. We have three different sites. The minute... Cultivator 30 Jun 2025 | 02:19
One of the new brood that arrived at the Chester Post Office in December. ( Photo by Aysha Venjara) ‘Why not best?’ Every time a new batch of baby chicks arrives, it’s like watching a seed germinate. A cardboard package of life’s promise... Cultivator 04 Mar 2025 | 09:25
Farmer Madalyn Warren with a Napa cabbage, the classic kimchi ingredient. Taking mom’s kimchi mainstream Madalyn Warren takes great inspiration from her two cows, Isadora, a Guernsey, and Blink, a Jersey. “They’re my good buds,”... Cultivator 03 Sep 2024 | 02:46
Nadia Adewale harvesting greens at Liberation Farm. A growing Black vegan movement plants its flag I’ve been running the beet race. Or rather it’s been running me — the race to get spring transplants into the ground always... Cultivator 24 Jun 2024 | 02:28
Isa discusses amaranth with her students, including harvesting, drying, and processing. ( Rasheed Williams ) A parcel of patience The honeybee mural adorning the Narrowsburg post office immediately endeared me to the sleepy upstate enclave. A stop for... Cultivator 20 Feb 2024 | 11:46
Christine Hutchinson with an OurCore student discussing plant care in the garden. ( Photo by Susan Cardona) Move over ComiCon, here comes AgriCon Eggs are having a moment. “You paid what for a dozen?” But for Christine Hutchinson of Newburgh, NY, a veteran teacher and... Cultivator 13 Apr 2023 | 11:14
Rev. Dele, at home in Middletown, NY, speaks about the land her group, the Indigenous Mothers Community Land Trust, is trying to raise funds to purchase. ( Aysha Venjara) Not just land access, but sovereignty Reverend Dele (del-ee) was in need of sweetener. Anticipating my visit that morning, she realized the time honored tradition... Cultivator 09 Jan 2023 | 01:52
Principal Ferzeen Shamsi in the courtyard garden at Claremont Elementary, Ossining NY. ( Aysha Venjara) Wresting a school courtyard back from the weeds Principal Ferzeen Shamsi of Claremont Elementary School in Ossining, NY, invites me into her sunny office. Admittedly, the... Cultivator 03 Oct 2022 | 03:57
The two families that make up the permanent contingent of the Freedom Farm community. ( Robert Breese) This is what food justice looks like A warm, earthy smell drifted in from the snow-covered fields as I pulled up to Freedom Farm – how welcome in the doldrums... Features 31 Mar 2022 | 02:09
Ana Rodgriguez Angel ( Lizbeth Angel) ‘Like a magnet’: she felt the pull of the black dirt Translation assistance from Crystal Pereira and Noereem Zenaida Mena Ana Isabel Rodriguez Angel recalls her favorite food... Cultivator 07 Dec 2021 | 09:56
Christina Chan transplanting garlic chives. ( Aysha Venjara) Bok choy meets black dirt “When I first got here, I was amazed,” said farmer Christina Chan. “Oh, it really is black dirt. It’s not a misnomer.” Chan... Field Notes 02 Jun 2021 | 11:38
Malaak, 7, holding a hen ( Michael Bloom) Keeping the faith... in farming Growing up Muslim in 1980s Rockland County, NY, meant spending a lot of Saturdays in church basements. Nascent community... Features 09 Sep 2020 | 01:18
