Research out of the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is raising new concerns about an invasive insect ...

There’s something about October light falling through a canopy of burning red and gold that makes you want to sit still and ...

This week Anna Stewart of Stewart’s Family Farm is our featured local food producer. She carries a diversity of products ...

Americans can fry just about anything, and comfort food classics unite – and occasionally divide – states and regions. Pulled from the sea, harvested from the land, carried across borders and passed ...

The homesteading couple behind Gold Shaw Farm demonstrates the step-by-step process of producing homemade maple syrup from a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Knotweed requires some preparation but promises an endless supply. Sumac makes a great sour drink, akin to pink lemonade.

Old oak trees and semi-natural grasslands are very important for a large number of species that risk disappearing as habitats decline. In a new study, researchers at Linköping University in Sweden ...

Discover the hard work involved in bringing in the harvest in the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts. Discover the hard work involved in bringing in the harvest in the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts.

Meet a South Carolina family that’s been raising prize-winning peaches for nearly a century. Meet a South Carolina family that’s been raising prize-winning peaches for nearly a century. America's ...