Something quietly radical is happening at the edges of American cities. Where golf courses once stretched across manicured, mostly unused acres, rows of heirloom tomatoes and citrus groves are taking ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Driving down 21st Street in the Marshall neighborhood of Newport News, there are a few things you'll notice. A "business open" sign sits half broken and on its side, some buildings ...

In an e-mail exchange, Babylon Micro-Farms CEO Alexander Oleson tells me “we’ll have these in every school and apartment one day.” It’s a nice vision, and really the level of belief/commitment ...

Virginia State University has received a $600,000 grant to explore micro farms as a potential solution to food deserts in urban neighborhoods. The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture ...

As food costs and supply chain disruptions caused prices at grocery stores to soar, the number of backyard growers and ...

Let me start this journey with my feet on my farm. When people visit it, I notice three main responses. One is an unbidden enthusiasm for the rural paradise we’ve created, the beauty of the place, and ...

Smallholders, homesteaders, hobby farmers, and other small-scale growers can use regenerative farming techniques to ensure growing sustainably for years to come. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a ...

This article originally published at The Assembly. At Ten Mothers Farm in Cedar Grove, just north of Hillsborough in Orange County, Gordon Jenkins and Vera Fabian produce 50 to 60 varieties of ...