Young olive trees have smooth, gray bark, while the bark develops interesting furrows as the plant ages. In hot, dry climates, olive trees can be planted outdoors. However, in much of the rest of the ...

Learning farms are teaching communities how to grow their own food and utilize their land, as well as beekeeping and using ...

A fast-track method of breeding disease-resistant ash trees has been developed by researchers leading efforts to conserve the ...

ON THE DEBATE HAPPENING TONIGHT IN THE BOROUGH OF SMITHFIELD. WE’RE AT THE QUARTER PINE CHRISTMAS TREE FARM IN SMITHFIELD. THIS FARM HAS BEEN HERE FOR DECADES. THEY SELL CHRISTMAS TREES TO PEOPLE TO ...

On a trip through Northeast Washington in the 1970s, couple Lynn and Becky Miner fell in love with the stunning nature around them. Twenty years later, the couple bought a 100-acre tree farm in the ...

It has many names: multi-story cropping, agroforestry, forest farming. All of these refer to farming within treed land. It’s a great way to seamlessly integrate the farm into the landscape and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A farm in Groveport has found a clever way to repurpose Christmas trees into an edible treat for its goats. Katherine Harrison, the caretaker of Harrison Farm, is the fifth generation ...

Animals at the Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn, Massachusetts, are here to help if you need to get rid of your Christmas tree.“If you are near Unity Farm Sanctuary, and have a wonderful organic or ...

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. CHEWELAH — In 1992, Lynn and Becky Miner bought 100 acres of land in Stevens County with plans to build a log home and start a tree farm — despite not knowing ...

CHEWELAH – In 1992, Lynn and Becky Miner bought 100 acres of land with plans to build a log home and start a tree farm – despite not knowing anything about forestry. Just last month, they donated ...

RICHTON — For many Perry County families, choosing a Christmas tree has become more than a holiday errand. It’s a reason to gather, bring children outdoors and reconnect with a rural way of life that ...

It’s not easy growing Christmas trees in Alabama. The famous Frasier Fir, one of the most popular Christmas trees, grows best in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and many Alabamians who put ...