In the face of rising global temperatures and climate change, gardeners and homeowners are increasingly looking at ways of making their gardens more sustainable. From drought-tolerant planting to ...

If you are looking to harvest more homegrown food in your garden, why not take a note from nature and grow like a forest? In the wild, plants grow in complimentary layers to maximize space and ...

ROCHESTER – Instead of pear trees and lush fruit, the summer heat and ongoing drought have shriveled volunteers' once-blooming plans for a food forest here. A large-scale effort to plant that food ...

Pippa Chapman, author of "Permaculture Planting Designs," simplifies food forest design into three core layers. This video offers a practical framework for creating productive food forests in gardens, ...

What perennials can I plant around my vegetable garden to attract pollinators? Native species would be a plus. Some of the best perennials for attracting pollinators include bee balm, coneflowers, ...

Forests offer farmers a specialized area for growing all kinds of crops. Mushrooms are excellent in forest farming systems, ...

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – A 19,000-square-foot food forest is taking root in Goose Creek as city officials and residents prepare to cultivate a new kind of green space, one filled with edible plants.

Soon, the city of Goose Creek and its residents will be sowing seeds at a community food forest inside John McCants Veterans Park. Everything grown there will be natural and edible, and a common area ...