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 ...

Modern gardening often involves weeding, turning the soil, fertilization, and pest control. But permaculture is the practice of growing a garden with the least amount of intervention possible, relying ...

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 ...

Food forests act like a forest of trees with layers of crops from a canopy of fruit trees down to root crops like sweet potatoes. Question: I am very interested in growing a food forest; however, our ...

What perennials can I plant around my vegetable garden to attract pollinators? Native species would be a plus. Some of the best perennials for attracting pollinators include bee balm, coneflowers, ...

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 ...

When Russ Henry moved into his house 15 years ago, the compact Minneapolis lot had a traditional lawn with a small patch of raspberries tucked in the back. Now it's a forest. But instead of stately ...

The Uphams Corner Food Forest in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood was built on a vacant lot. [Photo: Boston Food Forest Coalition/CC BY-ND] BY Karen A. Spiller and Prakash Kashwan More than half of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...