Play FarmVille, With a Real Farm

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MyFarm is kind of like FarmVille, but for reals. A real life farm — Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire, U.K. — will give wannabe farmers the opportunity to vote on everything from what crops to grow to what livestock to nourish, all online. But that sense of realism comes at a price — about $48.

Now if you decide to annoy your Facebook friends with life on the ‘farm’, perhaps they’ll be more tolerant knowing that there is an actual flesh and blood cow or real corn involved. But then again, they usually don’t care about pictures of your real kids either. Happy farming!

[MyFarm, via Fast Company]

Salt of the Earth | Gary and Katy Rupert

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For our premiere issue of Salt of the Earth, I sat down with Gary and Katy Rupert of Three Meadows Farm in Somerset County, New Jersey. I found out what goes into maintaining their mostly organic and self-sustaining farm.

I also learned why asparagus and walnut trees do not play nice, why Jersey tomatoes rule, and what might have been living in Dr. Seuss’ chicken coop. Enjoy.

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