A guide to 7 vegetables to plant in February in a cold frame or beneath cloches for the first homegrown harvests of the year, ...

The days are getting longer and there’s a hint of spring in the air, so it's time to get outdoors. These are all the garden ...

Low-carbon beef is a fantasy, and the only way to guarantee a reduced impact of this meat is to buy less of it, according to a new study.

Gardeners, here's a peck of suggestions for learning opportunities and yard activities you should add to your February calendar.

Its paper catalog is available for free, “and always will be,” according to its website. This year’s edition offers over 380 ...

January is a good month for hibernating while browsing newly-arrived seed catalogs. As you flip through the pages, warm thoughts of sunny summer days and fresh, ripe tomatoes come to mind. In Minot, ...

Field pennycress could become a valuable winter crop, with benefits for both carbon storage and farm profitability.

For millennia, humans have relied on plants, through vegetables, fruit and herbs, spanning the use of medicine to make up ...

From oats to beans to chicory root, each type of fiber acts differently inside the body. New research is revealing how fiber ...

Corn ( Zea mays) is an easy plant to seed in the ground and thin out later as the seedlings emerge. "Corn shows signs of ...

A new partnership between the Roscoe Gardening Club and Talcott Free Library is helping lay the groundwork for future ...

Canned foods that lower cholesterol include vegetables like spinach, pumpkin, and okra, legumes like beans, fruit like pears, ...