A writer joins hordes of farmers and tourists for a once-every-three-years look at Joel Salatin's pioneering "grass-farming" operation Two weeks ago, I joined about 1,700 farmers, foodies, and ...

Polyface Farms in Swoope (pronounced “swope”), Virginia, is a holy grail for farm-to-table junkies like me. While I know their uber-sustainable agriculture practices are at an extremely high level, I ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Producer and co-director Lisa Heenan and co-producer Darren Doherty take time out of teaching a farm workshop in the South of France to answer questions about their new documentary, "Polyfaces," ...

STAUNTON — It was a windy, sunny day on the farm and the chickens were kicking up dust and clucking away. A group of about 50 people stood outside the "hoop houses" at Polyface Farms and listened as ...

Polyfaces—a documentary directed by Lisa Heenan and Isaebella Doherty — goes deep behind the scenes of Polyface Farm, a celebrated family-run operation located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The ...

Over the past 20 years, Joel Salatin has emerged as a sort of guru of the sustainable-food movement. His 500-acre Polyface Farm in Swoope, Va., is legendary among a small circle of foodies for its ...

SWOOPE – About 10 years ago, Dr. Temple Grandin gave Sarah Shafer two big pieces of advice for her twin sons with autism. Only allow them a small amount of time to live in their worlds. Get them ...

If you haven’t, stop reading this and think about it. It is potentially life changing. Realizing what your unfair advantage is can set you on a course to success, but being blind to your advantage ...

Producer and co-director Lisa Heenan and co-producer Darren Doherty take time out of teaching a farm workshop in the South of France to answer questions about their new documentary, "Polyfaces," ...