NEW LONDON -- What may be the best classroom ever built comes with a floor of stones, welded furniture and plenty of dirt. What the students of the New London-Spicer High School learn in their new, ...

M R Gardens Owner Megan Riley on her farm in Oakley. A hoop house for additional plant storage is next to the passive solar greenhouse in the background. Photo by Bill Bamberger. ASHEVILLE—M R Gardens ...

If you take a walk down the 1700 block of Wylie Street in Francisville, you’ll notice two things: a gated senior community and an urban farm with some unfinished construction. That area will be site ...

The need for sustainable and healthy living has never been more urgent than it is today. With the rising threat of climate change and the growing concern for public health, we need to consider how we ...

Philadelphia will soon be getting its very first passive solar greenhouse thanks to a $5,000 grant from the Whole Cities Foundation. RELATED ARTICLES After a three-year search, South Philly Food Co-op ...

ASHEVILLE—A one-of-a-kind passive solar greenhouse aimed at producing plants with all renewable resources is now in the Oakley community of Asheville. As part of her edible landscaping and garden ...

Now that the winter solstice, the shortest daylight day of the year, is behind us I’m reminded of how important it is to let the sunshine into our lives. There are many benefits to having large ...

Wrapped in his coat, Matt Braverman stood beside the earthen bags, his tools slung across the earthen floor. The rotting husks of summer’s garden clung to the fence – sunflowers frozen in a winter ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A California home designed by architect Martin Gelber and retrofitted to become California's ...

Do you dream of having your very own dedicated space for growing flowers, plants, and even your own food year-round? If you think a greenhouse is out of reach, think again: you can construct a simple ...

MISSOULA -- Wrapped in his coat, Matt Braverman stood beside the earthen bags, his tools slung across the earthen floor. The rotting husks of summer’s garden clung to the fence – sunflowers frozen in ...