You could say that farming is in my blood. My maternal grandparents and great-grandparents were vegetable farmers. I’ve always had a deep connection with nature, having loved animals, getting dirty, ...

What’s known as Silicon Valley today was once called the “Valley of Heart’s Delight” for its blossoming orchards and bountiful farmland. While the land has been built up over the years, with many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angel Black walks through a large round trellis for the passion fruit vine in her backyard garden in Culver City. Water-hungry ...

Interest in backyard chicken coops has exploded as people are at home and facing food insecurity. Experts fear novices could unknowingly spread diseases that kill millions of birds every year and ...

In its first year of operation, Backyard Farms produced nearly 17 million pounds of hydroponic tomatoes under a single roof in its 24-acre Madison greenhouse. Roughly 35% of those “Backyard Beauties,” ...

In a comparison of differently sized poultry farms, researchers at North Carolina State University found that rates of Salmonella in fecal and environmental samples were more prevalent on larger ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-Founder, Conspiracy of Love, and Good is the New Cool. What if an urban farm could outlast lifetimes—and help people rediscover ...