Even things like collard greens, turnip greens and mustard greens, staples for truck crops and backyard gardens, are in demand nationally. City folks dont grow their own greens, but since dietitians have touted the health benefits of greens so widely, there is more demand for them, Nagel said. Now companies are once again interested in developing a commercial-size vegetable industry in the southeast, and Mississippi is one of the areas they are looking at. Nagel urged any Mississippi...

The scientists also want to bring the research back home to Australia to see if market gardeners and farmers would be interested in growing the unusual vegetables. The aim is to give Vietnamese women farmers a bigger role in vegetable production by educating them about the marketing value of these foods and in doing so, aim to reduce poverty. A spiny cucumber known as gak fruit, a leafy vegetable called pennywort and wild gingers and cardamons are just some of the vegetables being...

Faced with drought and the likelihood of higher food prices, it is time for state and local government to protect the urban fringe farms that supply our cities and towns with fresh produce and to recognise the value of food production in urban gardens. Advertisement A further tactic in Canberras attempt to wrest control of water from the states, the prospect of higher prices for fruit and vegetables as production falls, in a region that produces something like a third of the countrys food,...

While small kerfuffles have broken out in some communities over the encroachment of legitimate crafts and schlock into traditional agricultural venues, many markets, at least in Sonoma County, strive mightily to stay true to their mission of supporting small farmers by providing a place to sell what they grow. Not just a place to pick up some fresh asparagus or vegetable starts for the spring garden, farmers markets have become mini-bazaars, featuring prepared treats like Thai spring rolls...

Kessler: 'Food safety system is broken' May 2: As former FDA Commissioner David Kessler decries the current food safety system, NBC's Tom Costello reports that as many as three million chickens and six thousand pigs fed tainted food may have already been eaten by Americans. Kessler: 'Food safety system is broken' May 2: As former FDA Commissioner David Kessler decries the current food safety system, NBC's Tom Costello reports that as many as three million chickens and six thousand pigs fed...