Conscious Consumption

Two supercomputers are getting involved in the personal, intuitive process of cooking.

Chinese “tourists” turn out to be skilled superfood smugglers.

Twitter users from around the world report on the changing seasons using the hashtag, #winteriscoming.

Farmhouse beer, or saison, is a catch-all category, traditionally made on farms from grain scraps – post-harvest leftovers, last year’s unsold stores, anything would do.

The EPA withdraws from a high-profile clean water act case, the Farm Bureau declares a victory, and several environmental groups are dismayed.

The flesh and skin of these chickens is completely black.

Classic literature teaches us a lesson in farming.

No longer a blood sport, modern-day jousting tests riders’ horsemanship and skill as they charge down an 80-yard track and attempt to spear three small metal rings.

While the rest of New York City buys apples and squash, for religious Jews, another highly seasonal item fetches prices as high as $350 apiece: the etrog.