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Farm Couple Colorado 1939

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Crowder and daughter on their resettlement farm. San Luis Valley, Colorado. Photographer: Arthur Rothstein. October 1939. FSA - Library of Congress. Every Thursday a carefully selected old agricultural photo is featured here on Big Picture Agriculture � lest we forget how things used to be.

Growing White Jewel Strawberry in Japan

This short 3-minute video explains why this Japanese grower prefers the strawberry "White Jewel" which sells for $40 per pack. (Currently, on Tuesdays, I am featuring informative videos or stories about different food and farm traditions from unique cultures around the globe.)

Global Food and Agriculture Photos February 25, 2018

This roundup of global food, farming, and agricultural photos appears every Sunday on Big Picture Agriculture. U.S.A. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7eBhAzpARJhiYVoEn9gBHw',sig:'WqJeMvXWp3P3WsuhO0C1uFaTKjkYIXkUufaPfBD55Nk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'923148222',caption: false ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })

Teflon Chemical Documentary Film: The Devil We Know

I was part of the audience at the showing of "The Devil We Know" which is a 2018 Sundance Film documentary about the chemical pollution by DuPont (3M and other companies are also implicated) of the water in the Ohio River starting back in the last midcentury. This chemical, C8, or Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) lasts indefinitely in the environment, as basically nothing breaks it down. With

Picking Peaches Colorado 1940

Delta County, Colorado. Peach orchard. Photographer: Russell Lee. September 1940. FSA - Library of Congress. Every Thursday a carefully selected old agricultural photo is featured here on Big Picture Agriculture � lest we forget how things used to be.

Growing Wasabi in Japan

This short (3-minute) video explains to us that 90 percent of the time the wasabi we get in restaurants is actually horseradish colored green. Find out more about the real wasabi plant by watching... (Currently, on Tuesdays, I am featuring informative videos or stories about different food and farm traditions from unique cultures around the globe.)

Global Food and Agriculture Photos February 18, 2018

This roundup of global food, farming, and agricultural photos appears every Sunday on Big Picture Agriculture. E.U. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Gx-klwvsTapK4t6_2YV4nw',sig:'dzcIAp2colgdKyiTi0JTopZIHgCRdO95UIH3cvIRlpA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'918966980',caption: false ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })}

Onion Harvest Colorado 1939

Picking onions, Delta County, Colorado. Photographer: Arthur Rothstein. October 1939. FSA - Library of Congress. Every Thursday a carefully selected old agricultural photo is featured here on Big Picture Agriculture � lest we forget how things used to be.

Japan: Plastic food displays, Making Mochi, Sake, and Poisonous Fish

This 11-minute video tells five stories about foods from Japan. Included are making sake, making mochi, preparing the delicacy of poisonous fish, the art of plastic food displays, and the origin of instant ramen. (Currently, on Tuesdays, I am featuring informative videos or stories about different food and farm traditions from unique cultures around the globe.)

Global Food and Agriculture Photos February 11, 2018

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Sugar Beet Worker's Home Colorado 1938

Sugar beet worker. Colorado. Photographer: Jack Allison, Jack. 1938. FSA - Library of Congress. Sugar beet worker's home. Colorado. Photographer: Jack Allison, Jack. 1938. FSA - Library of Congress. Every Thursday a carefully selected old agricultural photo is featured here on Big Picture Agriculture � lest we forget how things used to be.

Demand for the Hemp Product, Cannabidiol CBD

Readers, note that today's article is from "my backyard" and contains interesting demand-side trends related to growing hemp, which has been legal here in Colorado for a few years, though growing it has had its challenges since it is an emerging crop. --k.m. THIS EXTRACT IS DRIVING A HEMP GOLD RUSH. BUT IS IT LEGAL? By Sophie Quinton for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

The Indigo Dye Process in Japan

"Today, five farmers keep the tradition of growing indigo alive in Tokushima, Japan." Indigo dye is a rich and deep, dark, bright blue, unequaled by our chemical blue denim dyes used for blue jeans. The labor intensive farming method of producing indigo shown in this 3-minute film demonstrates that it is a labor of love for an artistic process that is an end unto itself. I am lucky, because