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 ...

they call it the hobbit house: Within the European-themed Vail Village sits a home with a slanted, green-growing roof. It’s a predecessor to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens’ Alpine Center, which sports ...

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Three stories above a busy stretch of North Halsted, on a rooftop with views of downtown skyscrapers, crickets chirp and prairie flowers dance in the breeze. Waist-high grasses set the tone in a ...

Deborah Keyser and James Stafford can take one of two paths to their garden: The elevator or the spiral stairs. The married defense attorneys tend plants a bit closer to the sun than most Houstonians, ...

Of all the places on campus you’d expect to find a garden brimming with kale, Swiss chard and collard greens, the second floor of University Crossing probably isn’t one. But thanks to a collaboration ...

Deep in the heart of winter, a small garden continues to flourish, producing winter crops such as kale, turnips, radishes, carrots and leafy greens. During the summer, this plot of land high above San ...

CHICAGO — Three stories above a busy stretch of North Halsted Street, on a rooftop with views of downtown skyscrapers, crickets chirp and prairie flowers dance in the breeze. Waist-high grasses set ...

Susan Sullivan manages the herb and vegetable garden on the roof of the Center on Halsted in Chicago. Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS CHICAGO — Three stories above a busy stretch of North ...