OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-- There's a new effort on Long Island to treat golf course fairways with organic kelp instead of pesticides. Sugar kelp is one of 30 varieties of large brown and green seaweed growing ...

If you look at the labels of many of the most popular organic fertilizers at your local nursery, you might see some alarming ingredients. Many contain animal ingredients such as bone meal, blood meal, ...

Farming kelp to sell as food, beauty products, fertilizer additives and other goods is a growing industry in Maine, but also a costly one. One key barrier for new farmers is a lack of cost-analysis ...

I am heading down a different path in my new garden, one I hope I can convince more gardeners to follow. Instead of using synthetic fertilizers such as 10-10-10, I’ve switched to natural fish emulsion ...

Making a raised bed vegetable garden is simple and successful because the potting soil is fresh and fertile. Vegetables will grow like crazy that first season, but the ensuing years may prove less and ...

A new economic modeling tool is helping Maine kelp farmers identify cost-saving strategies with remarkable precision. By ...

In an effort to lower the carbon footprint of your diet, maybe you’ve swapped out a beef burger for one made from plants. But growing crops like peas and potatoes can still be resource-intensive, ...