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 ...

Though there are a few common problems with rooftop gardens, a DIY rooftop garden can help prevent wildlife pressure while you’re growing your own food. I’ve always loved gardening. I grew up in a ...

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 ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rana Good is a New York City-based travel and lifestyle writer. During the summer, rooftops are New York City’s most coveted real ...

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 ...