People’s heads aren’t the only places you can live rent-free. An enterprising Scottish woman is bypassing extortionate housing costs by living rent-free in a shipping container — where her expenses total just over $330 per month. “It’s amazing to see my ideas coming together,” Robyn Swan, 33, told South West News Service of her unconventional … Read more
Eggs-perts are weighing in on the color of your egg yolk. As Americans down an average of nearly 300 eggs a year, you’ve likely cracked open an egg to see a yolk slightly different than what you’re used to, whether a bright orange or pale yellow yolk. “Egg yolk color can range anywhere from almost … Read more
Wax on, wax off. Wax on again. You may have noticed that when you run a knife over a store-bought apple, wax scrapes off — but Kait Thornton (@apple.girl.kait), an apple and pear farmer in Washington State, promises this isn’t some unhealthy added ingredient. “There’s so much fear-mongering around food and where our food comes … Read more
Unpasteurized dairy is having a mo(o)ment. Raw milk has earned quite a bit of buzz in the past month thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has railed against the FDA’s “aggressive suppression” of it and is expected to push for federal legalization as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Meanwhile, sales spiked by as … Read more
Fowl play! With the possible exception of the chicken versus egg debate, no poultry parley is more persistent than the health value of turkey versus chicken. Now, a registered dietitian nutritionist is settling the score. A registered dietitian nutritionist is wading in to the turkey versus chicken debate. Getty Images/iStockphoto “Both chicken and turkey are … Read more
A strange object with a “cheesy” smell turned out to be an ancient discovery, one of the largest of its kind in Ireland. Oftentimes, ancient discoveries come out of archaeological sites, but sometimes, they can be found right in your own backyard. That’s how Micheal Boyle’s story went. Boyle was conducting work on his farm in … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. The listeria hysteria is far from over, but many Americans have already boycotted supermarket meat. They’re going straight to their local farms, instead. Earlier this week, hundreds of New York City-area supermarkets pulled meat off their shelves. The … Read more
No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — could cut down on greenhouse gases. The team from Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute in Australia combed through 27 reports, drawing conclusions about various … Read more
It’s an age-old controversy. Peru’s government claims a local farmer is 124 years old and should instead hold the title of world’s oldest man over a 111-year-old UK citizen who Guinness World Records bestowed the title to less than a week ago. Peruvian officials revealed Marcelino Abad Tolentino reportedly celebrated his 124th birthday on April … Read more
Forget eating salmon, eat like a salmon. To get essential nutrients, a new study suggests that people should be eating as if they were salmon. The study, published in the journal Nature Food, found that consuming the sort of wild fish on which salmon prey, such as mackerel, herring and anchovies, could be healthier than … Read more
It’s not looking gouda for the fate of these cheeses. Certain French frommages are under threat of extinction due to a lack of microbial diversity, experts say, with varieties of bries, blues and the infamously stinky Camembert topping the high-risk list, according to the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). “It’s very important to … Read more
She’s milking it. A frisky farmer is making a fortune on OnlyFans filming herself milking cows, driving tractors and cleaning out dirty barns while wearing a bikini. Brittney Woods, 29, says she now earns triple what she did while working as a full-time, fully-clothed farmer. “I can now make my hours work to suit myself,” … Read more
A Greek olive oil cooperative was hit by thieves who swiped more than $388,000 worth of product — and locals believe it was an inside job. Roughly 37 tons, or around 9,000 gallons, of olive oil was stolen from the Polygyros Olive Oil Cooperative — which roughly 200 local producers are a part of — … Read more
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Teach a man to eat roadkill you feed him for a lifetime — which may not be long considering his risky diet. Eric Joseph Lewis, 41, spends just $50 a week on store-bought food, opting to forage for wild plants and eat roadkill, instead. Lewis and his girlfriend Jess Russell, 26, spend their days eating … Read more
A bride gave her wedding guests quite the surprise by arriving at the church for her ceremony — on the back of a tractor. Kathryn McKay, 33, turned up at the church ceremony in the bucket of a Massey Ferguson 135 driven by her farmer dad, Henry McKay, 66, as SWNS, the British news service, reported of … Read more
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Flooding caused by torrential rains in Vermont devastated farm crops, leaving local farmers scrambling to clean up in hopes of replanting before it’s too late in the season. Pitchfork Farm co-owner Eric Seitz said he knew it wouldn’t be good when he saw the initial forecast calling for 3 inches the Friday before the rainfall started. “Three … Read more
A pack of vandals destroyed a garden that a British activist cultivated to feed her community — and now supporters are rallying around her. Carly Burd of Harlow, Essex, went viral for her tearful TikTok in which she claims assailants poured enough salt on her allotment to destroy potatoes and onions that could’ve fed more … Read more
It’s breathtaking footage. An astonishing new video shows plants “breathing” in real-time — and the footage could have huge implications for how farmers feed the world in the future. The close-up clip was captured by biologists at the University of California San Diego during research funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. While filming the … Read more
A makeup artist traded glitz and glam for slop and scat when she realized her true “calling” was rescuing disabled farm animals. Amanda Clark, 33, runs the Here With Us Farm Sanctuary with her husband Steve, 35, in Shermans Dale, Penn. The rescue is said to be home to 180 farm animals, including cows from dairy farms; … Read more