Jackson, who owns Mattie’s Garden, has created a local fixture as she nourishes her community through sustainable farming — and the farm is continuing to grow each year.
Tami Purdue didn’t grow up on a farm or have a background in growing food. For twenty years, she worked as a legal manager for a prominent law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, working 60-80 hours a ...
Luke Downey’s interest in farming started at a young age, with a game predownloaded on the family computer. The game, “John Deere: Drive Green” — which, at the end of the day, Luke said, was just an ...
If you were tasked with deciding how to feed astronauts fresh, healthy vegetables in outer space, how would you do it? This exact question was posed to Ibrahim Ayad, founder of Simply Fresh ...
Microgreens, the first two leaves that emerge on germinating vegetables, herbs and flowers, are a nutrient-dense and easy way to increase your daily servings of plant-based foods. You can buy them at ...
Valerie Mancinas’ business, Fresh Start Microgreens, grew out of a desire to feed her children healthy food. “The thing I usually say is that broccoli is 40% more nutritious like this,” she said.
TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, and American Farmland Trust have awarded Jessica Lee in Tumalo $10,000 for her business, ...
A new model for urban agriculture and community wellness takes root in West Baltimore, MD — A new approach to community ...
One reason customers buy produce from farmers markets is the low number of food miles – the distance from where it is grown to where it is sold – it travels. In this, Vijay Bastawade thinks he has ...