When you think of growing edible items indoors, visions of basil, rosemary, cilantro, and other leafy herbs may come to mind. But tomatoes? Yes! An indoor tomato crop is indeed possible using ...

At Yoders’ Farm in Rustburg, growing tomatoes is a family thing. “My dad started in 94 growing tomatoes and we're carrying that on here,” said Delvin Yoder, president of Yoders' Farms. It's a ...

Have you noticed that the word hydroponic appears either on the sticker or on a sign near some grocery story tomatoes? Hydroponic tomatoes are grown in a solution of nutrient-enriched water. That is ...

There are plenty of ways of using waste to grow crops, the oldest and most obvious being the use of compost. Compost is great! We love compost. But it isn’t of much use in the myriad ways you can grow ...

Artificial light-type plant factories are an emerging agricultural innovation that enable crops to be grown year-round in precisely controlled environments. By adjusting factors such as light, ...