Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

You know those plants and weeds you see every day growing outside your home? They may not look like much, but if prepared properly, they can be transformed into a delicious and nutritious meal. Dr.

Ever watched those shows where ordinary people are unexpectedly stranded in the wild and have to survive by their bare wits and by living off nature? Notice how some poor guy always runs into trouble ...

On a Saturday morning, just after 8, Charles Allen reached a hand into the scrub brush inches off the roadway and came out with what looked like a fist full of weeds. A gaggle of people sweating in ...

Close-up of raspberries and a few green leaves - Valentyn Volkov/Shutterstock You're trudging through the underbrush on a hike when you decide to take a break. As you power up with some trail mix, you ...

Whether you’re hiking, gardening or just enjoying the outdoors, dangerous plants — such as giant hogweed and wild parsnip, among others — can be found in many different parts of the U.S. Here’s what ...

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 ...

Reinstating genes lost during domestication can make crops tougher and provides an alternative to using foreign genes to modify plants, Danish researchers say. New techniques that tinker with DNA, ...

I have always been fascinated by the topic of wild edible and medicinal plants. There is something truly freeing about the ability to collect food and medicine from the wild, without money and without ...

David Craft is surprised by parsnips. He stops, squinting down at a spiky-leafed plant growing at the edge of the Esplanade, then plunges in for a closer inspection. Sure enough—Pastinaca sativa, wild ...

Whether sprouting up through a sidewalk crack in the city or growing along a shady mountain stream, wild foods (including mushrooms) abound in Colorado in the summer. Learning your local wild foods is ...

As summer drags on around the country, people are taking to the outdoors to enjoy the nature while the weather is right. But, a summer stroll could turn into a stay in the hospital if you get your ...