Sauk City, Wis., couple realizes the importance of diversifying the farm’s income and discovers niche markets.

For gardeners looking to do their part to slow the heating of the planet, all vegetables aren’t created equal. Every serving of homegrown or urban-farmed fruits and vegetables contributes nearly a ...

For the last several decades, the default path for American farmers and ranchers has been increasing specialization of the agricultural activities on their operations. In 1949, American farmers ...

Management practices in regenerative ag focus on minimal soil disturbance, integration of cover crops and increasing ...

Growing in both green and 'gray' spaces in cities, along with the variability of growing methods, means some city crops -- like cucumbers, potatoes and lettuces -- yield at least twice as much as ...

And while organic farming may help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions— life cycle analyses are mixed on this—marginal environmental benefits are offset by sharply lower yields on average: a ...

University of Michigan researchers evaluate an urban garden in Detroit. Credit: Dave Brenner, University of Michigan. A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and ...

Fruits and vegetables grown in urban gardens in Europe and the US have a carbon footprint six times larger on average than the same produce grown on conventional farms, according to researchers.

Stroll through any trendy neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., and you’ll notice little pockets of green tucked between the concrete and brownstones. Many of these miniature oases are community gardens, ...

Organic agriculture is an increasingly popular management approach, embraced by growers and consumers alike for its potential ...

A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than ...