What’s the best garden plan? Take your favorite dish and work backward.

Before you start growing anything, you need to know a little basic soil science. Then get out there and dig.

The U.S. has ramps; Europeans have ransoms.

These eight-legged creatures provide great natural pest control in vineyards—but they’re also starting to show up in the supermarket at an alarming rate.

In the first installment of our weekly Gardening 101 series, our writer explains why tending her plot makes her feel like Paris Hilton—and why she can’t wait for the season to start....

The natural world is brimming with edible treasures—the wild watercress I foraged last week is just the beginning.

Behold, avocado marshmallows—where inner camper meets omega-3-friendly avocado and the result is quirky but embraceable.

Want to cook like a mad-scientist chef at home? Here’s your chance. Agar flakes, are the secret ingredient to this bizarro take on guacamole.

The new nominee for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture is a spot-on selection by Obama and Vilsack.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture is responsible for U.S. farm policy as we know it—but Kirsten Gillibrand, the committee’s newest member, may help push it in a better direction....