Organic gardening is on everyone's agenda, but have you ever heard of biodynamic gardening? This holistic practice takes natural planting one step further, and it can do wonders for the flowers, ...

FEET FIRST: Jeff Poppen, the "Barefoot Farmer," returns to Asheville July 9-10 to lead an intensive workshop on biodynamic principles at Living Web Farms in Mills River. Photo courtesy of Living Web ...

Sally and George Peterson are DIY gardeners who have transformed a rough hillside with a lake view into a tree-laden landscape with organic vegetables and herbs growing in raised planter beds and a ...

There are plenty of agriculture buzzwords floating around the news these days (Agroforestry! Vertical farming! Sustainable intensification!), and it can be challenging to keep all these different ...

Ever heard of biodynamic gardening? Our current journey through France has shown us many fantastic little gardens everywhere we go. This fits in perfectly with this week’s review on the book ...

When we look at our gardens, we often tend to see an us-them sort of synergy. We till the soil, plant the seeds and provide water. They grow, flourish and produce. But in the world of biodynamic ...

Food security and sustainable agriculture are among the defining issues of our time, greatly affecting our individual diets, consumer habits, and farming practices. While the movement to go organic ...

Biodynamic and organic are the new buzz words of farming, but the swap from herbicides to all natural methods can be difficult for local producers. Beef and grain farmers Ian and Dawn Russell made the ...

Over the last several years there has been increasing interest in produce and food products that have been grown by organic and environmentally friendly methods. The wine world is not immune to this ...