FLINT, Mich. — On the vacant lot in Michigan where her childhood home once stood, Carolyn Meekins grows seedlings for Asian greens, red kale and green beans in a plastic-covered greenhouse known as a ...

Agricultural hoop houses in a field near Los Alamos. An environmental group has filed a lawsuit challenging whether proper environmental analysis occurred for Santa Barbara County’s recently adopted ...

As the interest in sustainable gardening grows, gardeners look for ways to expand the growing seasons in both directions. And their solutions can range from the simple such as hoop houses and cold ...

When living in a temperate climate, some gardeners use their creativity in order to extend the growing season as much as possible. I am one of those gardeners. Over the years, I’ve been experimenting ...

Hoop houses, those large temporary membrane structures, remain banned in Elmhurst residential areas, although home gardeners looking to extend the growing season may use smaller plastic-covered low ...