Specialty Crops
Learn more about the history of Arbor Day, what trees are best for your backyard or farm, and how to find free ones that you can plant!
Show producer Donna Sanders shares her perspective on filming the latest episode of Where the Food Comes From at Splenda Stevia Farms, a company growing a sweet specialty crop here in the U.S. that is typically imported from overseas.
Splenda’s new stevia farm in Florida is the first of its kind in the United States. Thousands of plants produce millions of leaves that are then turned into plant-based stevia sweetener products. But how do they get the sweet stuff out?
What does Splenda have to do with farming? Sweeteners like monk fruit and stevia are plant-based — so they are just not sugar, but are comprised of those other plants also grown on farms.
Save this list to have on hand when you hit your local grocery store, farmer’s market, or CSA all season long!
There is a wide assortment of beautiful trees (and tree-like species!) that can be enjoyed all across America. In honor of Arbor Day, here are seven amazing trees (and one that isn’t actually a tree!) found across the U.S., and the best places to take in their beauty!
We can thank farmers for ALL our meals, but especially during Thanksgiving! Let’s learn how some Thanksgiving dinner staples are grown, and which states produce the most.
The Stoney Ridge Farmer saws live-edge Wild Cherry lumber on the mill on his latest vlog.
The United Nations launched the Decade of Restoration Program to focus on protecting and rebuilding ecosystems around the globe.