Paul Fried, left, and Shay O'Toole talk about the new deep winter greenhouse under construction at the Lake City Catholic Worker Farm. The greenhouse is part of a University of Minnesota pilot program ...

MONTEVIDEO -- No airline ticket to a southern destination required for Tim Elkington.He makes his escape from winter every day with a short stroll through a big, red barn, which leads him right into ...

Just because the winter months typically bring a pause to prime time gardening season, doesn’t mean gardeners still can’t enjoy their favorite hobby in the cold months. In fact, there are still plenty ...

In the northern regions, not much grows in the dead of winter. But our Future of Food series learned more about vegetable production in the winter in southeast Minnesota. Paul and Sarah Freid manage ...

Nothing should be growing on this winter day on the frozen, rolling hills near Ashby, Minn. Yet here are green vegetables, kale and lettuce, growing in near-90 degree temperatures. They're thriving in ...

NAVARINO — An area farmer is getting a jump on the growing season, through the use of an all-season greenhouse. The owner of Porter's Patch Farm near Navarino has been working on the idea all Winter.

As nice as living somewhere where you can experience all four seasons can be, there’s no denying that the cooler months turn backyard and balcony gardening into a markedly more difficult task. Enter: ...

LAKE CITY —A greenhouse can be a serious investment for a farm. So, when a greenhouse is designed for winter growing, what do you do with it in the summer? For Paul and Sara Fried at the Lake City ...

ASHBY, Minn.—Nothing should be growing this winter day on these frozen, rolling hills. Yet here are green vegetables, kale and lettuce, growing in near-90 degree temperatures. They’re thriving in a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Who among us Iowans, hunkered down in a winter marked by either a mantle of snow or gray hazy days, does not salivate for the green of the outdoors once more? Some Cedar Rapids ...

Winter was tough of Eastern Iowans this year. Those working in local garden centers know this all too well. They spent the first part of 2019 working overtime to ensure their greenhouses will be ...

ASHBY, Minn. (AP) — Nothing should be growing this winter day on these frozen, rolling hills. Yet here are green vegetables, kale and lettuce, growing in near-90 degree temperatures. They’re thriving ...