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Stories: Farming for the Future with Stuart Farr
Stuart Farr grew up on a farm outside of London, England. He started ploughing at the age of nine and farmed with his father through to 2002. But it took a career in the software industry and decades of city...
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Stories: Alix Becker of Farmstead Hudson Valley
Alix Becker is a design and branding specialist, turned farmer, now living in the Hudson Valley. Native to San Francisco, Alix traded in her West Coast roots to settle in bucolic Columbia County, NY where she's finding new life and inspiration....
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Stories: Teresa Kurtak and Farming Like the World Depends on It
Teresa never imagined she'd be a farmer, but she always knew she wanted to change the world. After earning a master's degree in Social Documentary from UCSC, Teresa envisioned her career taking a different turn. And even though she spent part...
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The Dirty Secret about Conventionally Grown Beans
We all know about the importance of organically grown food and why the dirty dozen are the most critical to avoid. But did you know that, when it comes to beans, the use of chemicals doesn't stop after the growing season?
![Stories: Your Pasta's Alisha Bennett and David Kaplan](http://beanstory.co/cdn/shop/articles/221104_your_pasta_138.jpg?v=1714414205&width=900)
Stories: Your Pasta's Alisha Bennett and David Kaplan
Your Pasta is a Brooklyn-based food brand committed to nourishing our Earth. We launched our companies around the same time and feel very much aligned with the mission of founders (and husband and wife team), David Kaplan and Alisha Bennett,...
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Stories: Yumiko Sekine of Fog Linen Work
Yumiko Sekine started houseware brand Fog Linen in the late 90s after being unable to find affordable everyday linens like the ones she used during her childhood in Morioka, Japan. After traveling to Lithuania, she met her sourcing partners and...