Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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![What’s it like to be a small farmer in northern Ethiopia?]()
![What’s it like to be a small farmer in northern Ethiopia?]()
Farm life without modern tech looks beautiful and backbreaking
A stunning video shows just how beautiful the Ethiopian landscape is -- and just how demanding the farm work is.
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![Dadie Buta, 38, in his fields in Karsa Ilela village, Arsi Negele, in the West Arsi zone in Ethiopia.]()
![Dadie Buta, 38, in his fields in Karsa Ilela village, Arsi Negele, in the West Arsi zone in Ethiopia.]()
From two Ethiopians, what small farmers really want
A new middle class can put down roots when small family farmers get the tools and education to produce more food.
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The New Yorker food issue, ranked by kale factor
To assess this particular Moment in Food, there is no better gauge than counting the number of times a writer mentions kale.
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If you don’t kill your own meat, at least watch The Slaughter
A short film about a father and son on a hog farm gets at agriculture's hard trade-offs and everyday traumas.
