First, craft the hoe tool, which allows you to turn dirt blocks into farmland. You can then place most types of crops in the ...

Watermelon is one of the staples in summer, and with the July 4 holiday just around the corner, area residents are stocking up. Luz Melo, wife of Ambrosia Melo, who sells melons and other produce ...

Have any recent events made you pause and think about growing more of the food your family needs? I know that’s the case for ...

Chef Brian Pehr has created a vegetable garden at Millikin University to grow food for the cafeteria, with an eye to eventually having a Millikin farm and greenhouse.

Starting plants from seed is easy when you follow a few simple rules. Here's what you need to know about sowing seeds.

More than just growing food without animal products, veganic farming reimagines agriculture as a space where humans, wildlife, and even soil microbes can coexist and flourish together, offering a bold ...

Summer may bring sunshine and ripe tomatoes, but it also tests a gardener’s patience — and their plants' endurance. Amid ...

Water is the best tool against heat. Keeping the soil consistently damp down into the root zone ensures you’re giving plants ...

An Indigenous-led nonprofit group is bringing solar power to Navajo Nation and the Hopi tribe, where about 15,000 households lack access to electricity.

As watermelons ripen, the vine and plant undergo some changes. There are some small curly growths along the watermelon vines called tendrils. One of the first indicators of ripeness is that the ...

Gut health impacts everything from digestion to energy to mood. These seven delicious summer foods can help your microbiome ...

Silver Stream Farm is located entirely within five large grow houses tucked off Highway 191. Inside the buildings, the farm ...