Interview: Ann Marie Gardner of Modern Farmer

Global agricultural issues, modern farm design, baby animals and more in a new publication

Pointing to the movement in recent years to connect with our food sources as we become increasingly aware of our impact on the planet, Modern Farmer—a daily website, print quarterly, event series and online store launched today, 4 April—goes wide in their reach, catering to “window-herb growers, career farmers, people who have chickens, people who want to have chickens and anyone who wants to know …

Indigo: The Color that Changed the World

Catherine Legrand's definitive guide to the blue dye

From the Golden Triangle to Central America, varieties of the indigofera plant have been cultivated and used in textile production for centuries. While synthetic dyes have largely replaced the lengthy and somewhat cumbersome method used to create indigo—it takes nearly a year to make, from planting to harvest, and then it must be fermented—a select few global communities continue with the old way. In “Indigo: …

Word of Mouth: Reykjavik

Fresh cuisine, Nordic design and proper men's threads in Iceland's capital city

We all know the adage, Greenland is icy and Iceland is green. But really, not many know much more of the large island nation inhabited by just 320,000 people. On our most recent trip to Iceland to visit the capital city of Reykjavik for DesignMarch we made it a mission to really explore the little city we’ve come to know and love. Brimming with artistic …