It's no surprise that your collective fruit lexicon tends to be punctuated by familiar favorites like apples, cherries, plums, and nectarines — and for good reason. These are the fruits that filled ...

A thicket of smooth sumac retained some of its berries in January, though most of them were gone. Smooth sumac is well known for its brilliant red fall foliage and its deep red berries. Smooth sumac, ...

The berry was deliciously tart and sweet – and one I hope to never eat again. Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), also known as Japanese silverberry and umbrella oleaster, produces copious amounts of ...

Before there were shops, online deliveries, and endless preservatives, our ancestors lived off the land — and some of them knew a lot about their native plants, because they had to know what was safe ...

Just in time for your plant-planning pleasure is my annual four-part series on best new plants debuting in the coming season. I'll start today with the best new veggies, herbs and fruits, then pick up ...

Foraging for wild edible plants became popular last spring as more and more folks were concerned with food security during the coronavirus pandemic. Identifying and utilizing wild edible plants is an ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. Take a walk in your neighborhood and think about ...