Springtime was always an exciting time growing up. The first warm days pulled us outside as the grass turned green and tulips ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just growing – they are accelerating in places with intensive human activity, particularly ...

Join Mark Valencia of Self Sufficient Me as he shares the inspiring story behind his journey to self-sufficiency on a 3-acre property. Through a mix of gardening, raising poultry, and sustainable ...

Join me for a nighttime routine as I secure my backyard chicken pen and observe the clever instincts of my Muscovy ducks. Learn how ducks use water for protection and how a well-designed coop can help ...

ONLINE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will continue its Spring Gardening Webinar Series: Building Food Security in Maine with “Helping Food Security from Your Backyard: Simple Ways to Gro ...

While more than 90% of food is imported in the Cayman Islands, farmers and chefs are beginning to reclaim the soil. From bustling markets to backyard farms, a fragile but flourishing food movement is ...

Miranda Hottenroth's journey from son's lead poisoning to founding Backyard Acres and Bite the Farm promotes healthy eating.

Aquaponics may sound like a Swedish pop group from the 1990s, but this ultra-green offshoot of hydroponics might be the ...

Transform your outdoor space into a fruit and vegetable garden. Find out which plants to grow, what kind of soil you'll need and whether to start from seeds or transplants.

More than two dozen Massachusetts maple producers and sugarhouses will open to the public for Maple Weekend on March 7-8 so that visitors can get an up-close look at — and taste of — this year’s ...

One of the most underrated resources for any home grower is the community of organic home growers already experimenting with closed-loop, regenerative systems.

Strong berry production, supported by slow-release nutrition validated across multiple crops I have 2-40 sq ft ...