For the gardener with a short attention span, microgreens are a perfect crop: Harvest comes about a week after sowing. The tender shoots of plants such as broccoli, radishes and sunflowers are also ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

There are approximately three more months to go before the last frost of the winter, depending, of course, on Mother Nature’s mood this spring. By any gardener’s definition, that is too far away.

At my local grocery store, out here in the middle of nowhere, a head of cauliflower costs $5 and a wilted ball of lettuce might run you $3. It’s a far cry from the vibrant fruit and vegetable markets ...