NEW YORK -- As part of our Earth Day content series, we profiled a farmer in Hillsdale, New York who owns a certified organic vegetable farm. Markristo Farm is owned by Martin Stosiek; he has been ...

Cradling a bucket of freshly picked basil, Laura Seleski referenced a common refrain among farmers: It takes a lot of calories to produce the calories people consume. After five years growing produce ...

If you’ve ever planted a vegetable garden, you know the kind of work it takes. From preparing the soil, to planting the seeds, watering the plants and harvesting the crops, a lot of effort goes into ...

The paper examines risk perceptions of urban and peri-urban vegetable farmers in relation to their on-farm activities. The study involved 66 indepth interviews with vegetable farmers from four farming ...