The healthiest and most climate-conscious food is local, and organic and in-season. A vegetable garden in the backyard ticks all of those boxes.

A helpful compilation of the most wonderful backyard ideas—large, sloped, or small, there are designs for all yards with beautiful budget-friendly options, too!

Once upon a time, the biggest HOA battles were about mailbox colors and lawn height. Fast forward to 2026, and a new, much more personal fight is growing—literally. Backyard gardens, once celebrated ...

Across the country, more people are turning unused corners of their yards into small food systems that nourish both their bodies and their neighborhoods. Backyard vegetable plots cut the emissions ...

If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what's local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don't travel as far. It doesn't ...

If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what’s local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don’t travel as far. Plant ...