Across the country, more people are turning unused corners of their yards into small food systems that nourish both their bodies and their neighborhoods. Backyard vegetable plots cut the emissions ...

The healthiest and most climate-conscious food is local, and organic, and in-season. A vegetable garden in the backyard ticks ...

I learned this lesson the hard way after Ellison and the Nature in My Backyard team visited my struggling native garden late last summer. After offering their sympathy for my ongoing struggle with ...

If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t travel as far. It doesn’t ...