What was once a vacant, roughly 14,700-square-foot lot bordered by homes on South Campus is now blossoming into a vibrant food forest, thanks to the vision of mechanical engineering Ph.D. student ...

In the face of rising global temperatures and climate change, gardeners and homeowners are increasingly looking at ways of making their gardens more sustainable. From drought-tolerant planting to ...

Dawn Taft reached into a tangle of leafy branches, the top half of her body largely disappearing from view. “Oh my God, pawpaws!” Taft exclaimed, holding back large canoe-shaped leaves to reveal a ...

The UMass Lowell Food Forest was established in spring 2024 and is home to a variety of fruit trees, and edible perennial plants. Located at 46 Wilder Street on South Campus, members of the campus and ...

If you are looking to harvest more homegrown food in your garden, why not take a note from nature and grow like a forest? In the wild, plants grow in complimentary layers to maximize space and ...

Forests are vital to the health of our planet and provide numerous ecological, economic, and social resources. When people think of a forest, they envision a large area of land primarily consisting of ...

XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) — Though spring and summer are the most thought of seasons for gardening, it’s actually possible to harvest fresh produce year-round. Establishing a year-round garden is a ...

Soon, the city of Goose Creek and its residents will be sowing seeds at a community food forest inside John McCants Veterans Park. Everything grown there will be natural and edible, and a common area ...

Des Moines Area Community College is ending a food forest and urban prairie program at its downtown campus, citing funding issues and aesthetic concerns. Administrators also say the program does not ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X URI intern Allie Douma with volunteer Brandon Doyle, prepping a tree for planting. Credit: Sonia ...

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – A 19,000-square-foot food forest is taking root in Goose Creek as city officials and residents prepare to cultivate a new kind of green space, one filled with edible plants.