Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groton — Rows of lettuce growing in a hydroponic system in a shipping container outside the school district's administration ...

A new system at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is providing hundreds of pounds of fresh produce for animals each week.The zoo is using shipping containers outfitted with hydroponic growing ...

Near the entrance of a 40-foot container farm installed at New Mexico State University’s Grants campus, dozens of 4-day-old kale plants lined a horizontal nursery bed, sprouting at various lengths in ...

Add to that a booming population—set to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050—and the math becomes startling. Experts predict we’ll need 70% more food to sustain humanity. But, here’s the problem – soil ...

Remember these tips when growing your container vegetable garden and you'll have flourishing plants in no time. You can’t go wrong with tomatoes as a container crop. Not only are they among the most ...

Many gardeners lack the space for traditional gardens but can grow vegetables and herbs in containers. Choose compact, bush or patio plant varieties specifically bred for growing in smaller pots.