Offrange publishes original research and stories on issues facing modern agriculture. They’re interested in how farmers are building profitable and resilient businesses, and how global and national economic trends are changing how we farm. They're interested in pitches for stories that address the practical, financial, and social impact of changes in the ag world. According to their guidelines, rates generally fall between $0.50 and $1.00 a word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Gardener’s Path provides gardening tips, troubleshooting advice, planting pointers, and more. They are looking for horticulturists, master gardeners, serious home gardeners, agricultural specialists, homesteaders, and others with academic or hands-on experience to write for their blog. Writers should be able to create useful guides and take great pictures. Interested authors can send a sample, resume, and rates to jobs@gardenerspath.com. To learn more, visit this page.
Backwoods Home Magazine publishes articles focused on self-reliance, including topics such as producing independent energy, growing food, and making a living without city dependence. The magazine covers a wide range of subjects such as food preservation, health, raising animals, country skills, homeschooling, and more. According to their guidelines, they offer payments ranging from $40 to $200 per article. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.
Tallahassee Magazine publishes articles on Home & Garden, Life & Style, Travel & Outdoors based in the Tallahassee area, Florida. Submission guidelines and payment rates are not mentioned on the website but if you have a story for gardening and urban farming, you can reach their editor via their Contact Us page.
Horticulture is a century-old bi-monthly magazine that highlights ‘gardeners, gardens and nurseries across the United States and around the world’. To contact their editors, use the contact information provided here.
Homestead.org publishes thousands of online resources and articles on traditional homesteading for people who don't own a farm but want to learn essential homesteading skills. They are looking for well-written, preferably 1000-2500 words manuscripts, with sufficient images. According to their guidelines, they pay $100 per piece. To learn more, refer to their writer’s guidelines.
Investigate Midwest covers news concerning "Big Agriculture and its effects on labor (especially migrant and immigrant labor), government, and the environment." They also publish content focused on farmers and their psychological well-being. They are keen on exploring "interpretations of intriguing datasets or documents acquired through FOIA or state public records inquiries." Compensation depends on the level of experience. Articles should be between 800-2,000 words. An old payment report indicates they paid around $0.29/ word. To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines.
Magic at the Margins is a food and beverage newsletter. They publish content that explores “history, culture, nuance, and/or identity through the lens of food and beverage.” They welcome freelancers interested in creating original and relevant pieces for their newsletter. According to their guidelines, they pay $1/word, capped at $1,000/piece. Most of the pieces are 800 to 1,000 words. For more information, refer to their guidelines.
MorningChores helps and inspires people to become self-sufficient. They always welcome new contributors who have “a strong passion and experience in gardening, raising livestock animals, beekeeping, survival, prepping, food preservation and recipes, foraging, farming, frugal living, off-grid alternatives, woodworking, self-sufficient living, and a desire to help people by writing helpful guides.” According to their pitch guide, they pay $50 per article.
Insteading has published more than 1,500 free articles and resources by homesteading, livestock and gardening experts. Their readership includes ‘gardeners, beekeepers, chicken herders, permaculturists, environmentalists, and many other things.’ They accept submissions for different departments such as gardening, animals, building, home-stead living and sustainable energy. Word count ranges between 1000-2000 words. According to their guidelines, they pay $50 per blog post. To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.