Articles by Steph Larsen
Steph Larsen lives in Lyons, Nebraska, where she and her partner are "part-time farmers," growing food for themselves and their community. Steph holds a master's degree in geography from her home state of Wisconsin and serves on the board of the Women, Food and Agriculture Network.
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Life, uncontained: Fighting with weeds, squash — and GMOs
Living things have a habit of not doing what you expect them to. But sometimes plants and animals can go places you aren't intending, and the consequences can be minor ... or catastrophic.
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One sick chicken
How far do you go to treat a farm animal? Balancing animal welfare, farm economics, and government means making tough calls.
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Searching for eggs in all the right places
It's like Easter in September on my farm, where "free range" seems to mean "free to lay your eggs anywhere but in your nice, spacious coop."
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Help! I have vampires on the farm
This year's mosquitoes are sucking all the life out of summer on a farm in Nebraska.
