In areas where freshwater is scarce, farmers often turn to treated wastewater to irrigate crops. And many regulators and ...

A 2026 consumer research report examining the Medicinal Garden Kit, the "backyard pharmacy" herbal gardening concept, traditional medicinal plant uses referenced in the product's marketing, and how ...

Aromatic medicinal plants derive their therapeutic value from complex mixtures of volatile compounds, yet the genetic logic that shapes these chemical profiles has long remained elusive.

Explore cooking with wild edible plants and mushrooms, learning how to identify, prepare, and enjoy nature’s ingredients safely and deliciously. Democrats break with Zohran Mamdani over property tax ...

Capsicum annuum seedling sprouting inside plant nursery. - Parveen Kumar Kaloiya/Shutterstock Every year, the National Garden Bureau selects one annual plant, one perennial, one bulb crop, one edible ...

The weather may be frigid, but winter still offers plenty of wild flavors if you know where to look. Morels, ramps and violets arrive in spring, followed by summer’s chanterelles and dandelions and ...

Dining on nature’s bounty sounds romantic –– and also dangerous. Experts share how to avoid lethal mushrooms and other deadly risks.

At an undisclosed location in the middle of Forest Park, we pause to look up into the tall trees and slowly inhale the pine-perfumed air. Then our guide passes around a stem of wild ginger for us to ...

Many of us may appreciate receiving a bouquet of flowers, but it's probably not often that they end up on our dinner plates — let alone inside a deep-fried shell. While edible flowers are often used ...

PHOENIX -- On a warm Wednesday afternoon, one burro with tan fur and large ears wandered the streets and desert surrounding Lake Pleasant with its herd. Many of the wild donkeys roam near the lake ...

Otis Library will host a program on edible wild plants and fungi at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 15. The event, titled “Edible Wild Plants and Fungi of Autumn,” will take place in the library’s Community Room, ...