Springtime farming in Hadley, Mass., involves a lot of grass cutting-with a sharp knife. Time consuming, yes, but when the "grass" (as the locals call it) is asparagus, it's well worth the effort.
first posted: 5/1/2008
first posted: 8/1/2007
Mussel Bound
New England mussel farmer Chip Davison had a problem. He had a product but no market.
first posted: 8/1/2007
Cherry Republic bills itself as the world headquarters for all things cherry. And indeed it is.
first posted: 7/1/2007
Studies show that tart cherries have just as many antioxidants as you'll find in blueberries.
first posted: 7/1/2007
Wiping the kids' cherry fingerprints off the walls is a summertime ritual for Michigan farmer Lynn Bakker.
first posted: 7/1/2007
The history of tea growing in America begins and remains in the South.
first posted: 5/1/2007
These heirloom varieties are some of Steve Sando’s favorites. Order them online from Rancho Gordo
first posted: 2/1/2007
Behind the charming facade of historic Kennett Square, Pa., a town of spired brick buildings with white gingerbread trim, lies a dark, musky world...
first posted: 1/1/2007
Long known as the peach state, today Georgia is famous for its pecans. And some of the best come from Pearson Farm.
first posted: 12/1/2006
Brown is sole owner ("well, me and the bank") of the 6,000-acre property of wetlands and forest that supports 330 acres of cranberry vines.
first posted: 11/1/2006
Evonne Bjornen and her husband, Paul Tallett, own a macadamia nut farm near Hilo on Hawaii’s Big Island.
first posted: 9/1/2006
Used to be the most exotic lettuce you could find was romaine.
first posted: 6/29/2006
A purple hull pea patch has long been a tasty tongue twister and a backyard fixture in Emerson, Ark.
first posted: 6/1/2006
Vidalia onions, those sweet alliums from a 20-county growing area in Georgia, are great in a variety of dishes.
first posted: 4/1/2006
Mom's advice to "eat your vegetables" was never so sweet as it is in Toombs County, Ga., home of the Vidalia Onion Festival.
first posted: 4/1/2006
According to federal regulations, there are four maple syrup grades based on both color and flavor.
first posted: 3/1/2006
See how maple syrup adds a new dimension to other dishes such as a salad with Maple Vinaigrette and Maple Walnut Custard Pie.
first posted: 3/1/2006
For Frasier Cooper-Ellis, 56, who's been sugaring since he was 10, "It's the most totally alive time of year."
first posted: 3/1/2006
