Home » 50th Anniversary: A Special May Issue of Acres U.S.A. Magazine is Now Available 50th Anniversary: A Special May Issue of Acres U.S.A. Magazine is Now Available May 1, 2021 Celebrate our 50th anniversary of publishing all year long with collector covers and special “From the Vault” content featuring interviews with experts that stand the test of time. Established in 1971, Acres U.S.A. magazine has never missed a month in our 50-year history. The latest issue of Acres U.S.A. magazine, #599 in our series, is now available for free to subscribers and in our bookstore for $6.00. Physical Issue| Digital Copy Features include: Permanent Soil HealthBY MARK SHEPARDDeveloping a water-efficient landscape is key to permaculture systems. Every Drop CountsBY MARY ANN LIESERAn overview of water management. Radical EcologistBY JILL HENDERSONNance Klehm fuses art and agriculture with her urban-rural visions of permaculture. Fungi at a PartyBY ALLIE HYMASMycology as a mode of being. Fertility or Fatality?BY ANNELIESE ABBOTThe controversy over fixed nitrogen. DEPARTMENTS VIEW FROM THE COUNTRYMonthly musings from Acres U.S.A.’s editor. OPINION: Beaver and BisonBY GLENN ELZINGAThe basis of ranching must be a deep understanding of how wild landscapes function. ECO-UPDATENews in brief from around the world on developments in food and farming. TRANSITIONING: California DreamingBY ARIANNA BOZZOLOMaking an asset work for organic. INTERVIEW: Tom PhilpottWe talk with investigative journalist Tom Philpott about our fragile food system and his new book, Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It. FROM THE VAULT: Bill MollisonA 1996 interview with the visionary behind the modern permaculture movement. MARKETPLACE CLASSIFIEDS ECO-MEETINGSWe let you know when and where exciting eco-farming events are happening. MEET AN ECO-FARMERGet to know fellow innovative farmers putting ecologically correct production principles to work, resulting in profitable, sustainable operations. This issues’s collectible cover: May 2021 Issue