Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

My mind was wandering the other day as I was enjoying one of our beautiful North Dakota summer days, and I started thinking about how we are in August. How many more of these nice warm days do we have ...

Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Layer your garden from pathway to treetop for beauty, wildlife, and good eating. Explore a native plant garden that ...

Sorghum, or durra, is an important forage crop in many countries, for example the USA, Africa, China and Australia. The plant is grown instead of corn because it produces more biomass and better ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There’s something delightfully fulfilling about taking a stroll ...

According to a recent study undertaken by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), gum trees, certain crops, indigenous trees and shrubs, flowering plants in suburban gardens and ...

PHILADELPHIA — After plunging a spade into a patch of soil at Awbury Arboretum, Lynn Landes jumps on it several times, landing her full weight on it each time to drive it deep into the soil.

Shakespeare must have thought highly of pignuts, as Caliban offers them to Stephano and Trinculo in a bid to secure their loyalty in The Tempest. Like truffles, pignuts are a favourite food of wild ...

A common pasture plant could help foraging ruminants ward off damaging gastrointestinal nematodes that can cause illness and death, scientists report. A common pasture plant could help foraging ...

Dining on nature’s bounty sounds romantic –– and also dangerous. Experts share how to avoid lethal mushrooms and other deadly risks.

Plant researchers have developed a new type of the corn-like crop sorghum, which may become very significant for food supplies in drought-prone areas. Unlike the conventional drought-resistant sorghum ...