Conscious Consumption

For centuries, families have inhabited chalets that dot the valley, caring for herds of small brown and spotted cows that traverse the steep, rocky terrain. Photographer Céline Cl...

Neat green rice fields and farmers decked in plaid – this could be any farm in rural Japan. But Yamagata Girls Farm, in remote Yamagata prefecture, is different: All the farmers are young women.

As the world starts to feel the repercussions of climate change, individuals and companies are rushing to adapt and make money.

Changing weather has shifted the grape game and means Russia is one of a growing number of unlikely places in the world making wine.

Reviving a lost tradition in the Northeast: growing grain.

A range of culinary adventures are available to intrepid travelers through Tadaku, a Tokyo-based company.

Chef and food activist Alice Waters on Monday night made a big announcement: the University of California, on her advice, is planning a major initiative to address problems in food and farming. It will involve all 10 UC campuses and extend across California and around the globe. In part, it will be modeled on Waters’ famous Edible Schoolyard project at a middle school in Berkeley, which serves as a model for programs in other schools across the country that put the growing and cooking of food at the center of their academic curricula.

Get ready for the growing season with a quick how-to on making raised beds.

Thanks to rising sea levels and disappearing soil, agriculture’s future might be all wet.