One of the great aspects of farmers’ markets is the direct connection between producers and customers. Shoppers can ask ...

With better growth and less height, stalks are denser and stronger than standard corn. Anchoring into the soil increases with ...

Planting in neat rows makes cultivation and harvesting easier, making it the recommended method. Space rows four to ten ...

Now seen as a “future-proof” material, seaweed is a fast-growing and versatile protein source. Seaweed farms are poised to skyrocket in number over the next few years, prompting calls for more ...

Rural America is becoming home to a burgeoning LGBT community, though it isn't always easy.

Maybe you’ve seen them in a specialty shop, or tasted the tangy leaves in your favorite curry, but the kaffir lime, as it’s commonly known in North America and beyond, is in serious need of a name ...

Sustainability was a big draw for The Oberon Group, which owns restaurants and food markets in the Catskills and New York City. They introduced dairy beef in 2017, and while customers supported the ...

Building a basic chicken coop for a small flock of birds is a solid weekend project for the determined do-it-yourselfer with basic carpentry skills, while the more elaborate coops could easily take ...

As the trailer shows, Genesis slides along tracks installed alongside the garden box, with the main arm also shifting left and right and popping down into the soil to perform its various functions.

The history of the sugar beet has far more twists and turns than you might expect, from Napoleonic orders to anti-slavery movements. One of the newer uses for the sugar beet lies in using a mixture of ...

MF: So, if policy is the most, let’s say, unwieldy of the areas of influence you mentioned, what are the policy challenges? SD: One of the big policy challenges for new farmers in the country is that, ...

Rejigger your washing machine to irrigate your yard, rather than send that valuable freshwater to the sewer.