Farm & Garden

Garden Allies
Friends, partners, collaborators, cohabitors . . . Grown together, plants can be more than the sum of their parts By ...
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What’s in Season?
Produce harvested at its peak is your sure bet for flavor and freshness. By Barbara Kobsar | Illustration by Charmaine ...
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Top Cap Mushrooms
It all started with a shiitake mushroom fascination. At the time, Morgan Proctor and Greg Olson both had administrative positions ...
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An Edible Hedgerow in the City
An Edible Hedgerow in the City By Joshua Burman Thayer “Thrush in a Fig Tree” illustration by Rigel Stuhmiller In ...
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Fall Planting Guide
As the days shorten and the stress of the sun lessens, we’re in a prime window for planting perennial evergreen ...
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Meet the Local Wild Cherry
Meet a Local Wild Cherry: Prunus ilicifolia On a recent stroll along the north bank of the Carquinez Strait in ...
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Asian Vegetable Seeds
Autumn in the Kitazawa Test Garden Story by Helen Krayenhoff | Photos by Scott Peterson Meet Maya Shiroyama, current owner ...
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Feed Your Soil With Compost
While fall may be the best season to savor local fruits and vegetables, it’s also a great time to plant ...
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Sharing the Bounty at MariLark Farms
A New Take on Giving Away the Farm By Rachel Trachten Charlie Costello wants to give you free tomato plants ...
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Avocado Adventure Chetwyn Farm
Avocado Adventure in Zone 16 Living the green dream at Hayward’s Chetwyn Farm BY CHERYL ANGELINA KOEHLER | PHOTOS BY ...
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