Gardening ethic emphasizes cover cropping: stewardship boosting soil health, productivity, biodiversity, and resilience.

One of the best things you can do for your vegetable garden is to plant a cover crop. Members of the pea family such as peas, clover, vetch or fava beans generally make great cover crops for our area.

The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversify what farmers grow as... What are 'orphan crops'? And why is there a new ...

It’s difficult to overstate the benefits of a cover crop for your garden. In addition to helping replenish the nitrogen in your soil, cover crops also act as habitat for a healthy garden ecosystem and ...

MANHATTAN - A cover-crop trial in spring 2015 showed how effective a good stand of cover crops can be in reducing weed problems, said Anita Dille, Kansas State University weed scientist. In the trial, ...

A poisonous pea could transform the way we eat as the planet overheats — thanks to efforts from scientists who are seeking to remove its toxic qualities. The grass pea, known to scientists as Lathyrus ...

Cary Fowler was enjoying a comfortable retirement at his country home in New York. The food activist, who's in his 70s, already has shelves full of prestigious awards honoring his efforts to preserve ...