Articles by Sr. Staff Writer Nathanael Johnson
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No-till farming’s Johnny Appleseed — in a grimy Prius
Jeff Mitchell rides up and down California's Central Valley bearing a message: Farming without plowing saves soil and money.
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Conventional farmers drop their plows in favor of conservation
A visit to one mainstream California farm that has stopped plowing turns up a surprising reason for the increasingly common change: It comes with a dollar sign.
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Blades of gory: Teaching kids to slice and dice
An author suggests children learn to use a kitchen knife -- and provokes more plaudits than protests. Has overprotective parenting peaked?
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Teaching butchers — and brewers, and picklers — to stay out of the red
A school for entrepreneurs offers real-world business lessons to help small food businesses stay afloat.
