Picture this: You’re in a grove of tropical fruit trees, eating oranges, lemons, and figs straight from their source. Where are you? Thailand? Sicily? Florida? Perforated plastic tubes make a circuit ...

Those who live in the Midwest United States understand how difficult it can be to eat local during winter. But for Russ Finch and his community, the task isn’t too difficult. A former mailman living ...

ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) - Members of the Nebraska Master Gardener Program anxiously wait as Alliance’s Russ Finch cuts an orange. While the excitement for a simple orange seems strange, this orange is ...

High on the Nebraska plains, there’s a citrus grove with trees holding up a canopy of lemons, grapefruit-sized oranges, green figs, and bunches of grapes. Expand your understanding of food systems as ...

Many Midwesterners take one look at the snowscape outside and see dreariness, yet Nebraskan Russ Finch instead saw a challenge. At his home on the state’s chilly High Plains he has created a ...

In the Midwest, some creative growers have been tapping into the Earth's own internal heat to warm greenhouses. Geothermal Greenhouse Grows Citrus In Nebraska Winter There’s plenty of fresh produce at ...

Greenhouses could make local fruits and vegetables more available year-round, but they're energy intense. In the Midwest, some growers tap into... For the Midwesterner who likes to eat local, this ...