To those who live in cities, the idea of a “Christmas tree farm” might seem quaint. “Farms,” in the popular imagination, are for crops that you eat — corn, pumpkins, wheat, soy and so on. Yet ...
On a crisp winter morning, I’m standing outside the house of L.A. chef Mollie Engelhart and her husband and business partner Elias Sosa. Their 18-acre farm, called Sow A Heart, sits in a beautiful ...
TWO RIVERS — It’s the most wonderful time — and the busiest — for Kevin Sprang and his family, who have been running their very own local Christmas tree farm for six decades. He runs Sprang’s Trees ...
If you enjoy the savory taste of olives, then you should consider saving the pit so you can grow your very own tree. Native ...
Growing tall trees to provide shade for cocoa plantations in west Africa could sequester millions of tonnes of carbon, according to a new study.
A new law in the Philippines has been introduced which requires all high school and college students to plant at least 10 trees before they can graduate. And last week, the UK government announced it ...
Let’s put on our walking shoes for a little experiment. How long does it take to walk around the outer perimeter of a tree’s leafy canopy? Naturally it depends on the tree’s age and size. A young tree ...
A high-tech greenhouse brings fresh produce to Gjoa Haven, an Inuit hamlet in Canada’s Arctic whose residents have little ...
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. — Almost 60 years ago, Lowell Dittberner and Cynthia Singleton’s father bought acreage in Parkers Prairie, in west central Minnesota, for duck and deer hunting. Over the years, ...
Vincent Gauci has spent more than a decade measuring methane emissions from wetlands. During that time, a growing body of research has emerged detailing how trees in these ecosystems emit methane from ...
Zion Farms obtained business permit to help provide extra inventory for La Plata County grocers With growing inventories of tree shrubs and vegetables, Patrick Totty wanted to expand the presence of ...