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‘Tis the season for pies, soups, breads and fall produce. Whether you roast, puree, bake or sauté it, squash is one of the few fall/winter options for cooking with fresh produce, thanks to its tough outer skin that shields...

The majority of the world’s population lives in cities, and thanks to the rising monetary and environmental costs of transporting food to these areas, interest in urban farming has dramatically increased over the past decade...

When you cook at home, there is nothing better than using fresh, seasonal produce as ingredients in your recipes. But it can be difficult to remember what is in season near you throughout the year. Luckily, there is an app...

Online farmers markets are becoming increasingly popular with the rise in demand for locally sourced produce. With an industry that makes hundreds of millions annually, online farmers markets provide consumers with fresh...

Envision a garden — you probably picture rows of corn neatly spaced across a field or lettuce coming to life in large raised beds. What you might not realize is that produce can grow very well in limited spaces, too. You...

While they are chock-full of nutrients, greens such as spinach, kale, chard and romaine typically do not make for good leftovers. Luckily, there are plenty of uses for this tasty produce — even if it is soggy and nearly...

The imperfect food movement continues to rise in popularity as companies, like Imperfect Produce in Silicon Valley, capitalize on a growing trend to fight food waste around the country...

Fresh, local produce may be a rarity in Antarctica, but one indoor farm near a research station there just welcomed their first harvest. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) said the experimental greenhouse EDEN-ISS, at Alfred...

Fresh, local produce might have seemed like an impossibility in Antarctica — until now. The experimental greenhouse EDEN-ISS at Alfred Wegener Institute's Neumayer-Station III recently harvested their first crops: 18 cucumbers,...

How do you preserve fruits and vegetables after harvest? Generally, you need cold temperatures. But what if there were an alternative to refrigeration? That question inspired Santa Barbara-based Apeel Sciences to create Edipeel,...

As our technology is advancing, so are our farms. Indoor farming company Bowery is constructing what they describe as the "most technologically-sophisticated commercial indoor farm in the world." It's their second, but this...

As our technology is advancing, so are our farms. Indoor farming company Bowery is constructing what they describe as the "most technologically-sophisticated commercial indoor farm in the world." It's their second, but this...

A New Zealand grocery store is attempting to slash its plastic use creatively with a new "Food in the Nude" project. And no, it's not about people getting naked - it's about serving produce without a pile of packaging. According...

A New Zealand grocery store, New World Bishopdale, is attempting to slash their plastic use creatively with a new "Food in the Nude" project. And no, it's not about people getting naked. It's about serving produce without...

Does produce grown hydroponically deserve the organic label? Some organic farmers don't think so, and they gathered at a National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting where the board voted on a ban on hydroponic practices...