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Turn Your Backyard Into a Snack Yard With Edible Landscapes
Landscapers are making private and public spaces more useful, and planting edible alternatives to traditional plants.
Scientists Get to the Core of the Honeycrisp Apple
Cornell University researchers have successfully mapped 97 percent of the apple’s genome, a boon for breeders working on future varieties.
The Story of a Family In 100 Recipes
The family behind “The Woks of Life” blog has a new cookbook, which highlights just how much cooking and gardening traditions bond us together.
How One Chef is Embracing Seasonal Food with Sub-Sea Foraging
In Newfoundland, where the ocean is at your doorstep, seasonal food goes far beyond what’s growing in the garden.
Meet the Midwestern Bakers and Farmers Working to Rebuild a Local Grainshed
Artisan Grain Collaborative, a network of farmers, millers, maltsters, brewers, bakers and distillers, is fostering a resilient and equitable regional breadbasket.
From oat milk to vegan burgers, plant-based dairy and meat products are gaining traction—and sparking debate over their names. But are consumers actually confused about what they’re buying?
There Will Be No Alaskan Crab Harvest This Year
Due to dwindling populations of snow and king crabs, the state has canceled this year’s big catch.
Could Edible Cactus Be the Next Big Specialty Crop?
Often treated as a weed, prickly pear cactus has a ton of potential. But first, producers need to create a market for the versatile crop in the US.
How to Better Support Indigenous Food Sovereignty Initiatives
A lack of data prevents governments and organizations from knowing what kinds of support should be provided to reinvigorate Indigenous agricultural economies.