Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groton — Rows of lettuce growing in a hydroponic system in a shipping container outside the school district's administration ...

A new system at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is providing hundreds of pounds of fresh produce for animals each week.The zoo is using shipping containers outfitted with hydroponic growing ...

Add to that a booming population—set to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050—and the math becomes startling. Experts predict we’ll need 70% more food to sustain humanity. But, here’s the problem – soil ...

Near the entrance of a 40-foot container farm installed at New Mexico State University’s Grants campus, dozens of 4-day-old kale plants lined a horizontal nursery bed, sprouting at various lengths in ...

DENVER — Amidst the quaint shops and trendy restaurants along Tennyson Street in north Denver, you'll find Vital Root. It's a 100% employee-owned restaurant that offers a vegetable based menu, and ...

Container gardening is a great way to liven up outdoor deck and entertainment spaces. Not only can the containers grow flowers and foliage, but they can support fruits and vegetables. The pot in the ...

Discover how to grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in containers, even with limited space or mobility challenges. Learn ...