Who says you can't outrun old age?

American Farmland Trust’s Favorite Farmers Markets contest is in full swing. Make sure your favorite market is in the running.

According to the Department of Agriculture, there are 5,279 farmers markets, large and small, in communities across America.

With May comes the opening of seasonal farmers markets in many regions of the country. What's the first thing you'll buy when your local market opens?

Farmers markets are making news for encouraging reasons. Find out what’s happening around the country.

The USDA wants Americans to "Know Their Farmers, Know Their Flowers."

American Farmland Trust morphs the America’s Favorite Farmers Market contest into the I Love My Farmers Market Celebration..

You can still be a proud sustainable foodie if you don’t grow your vegetables, raise your chickens or do it all yourself.

Insects are a sustainable protein source for much of the world's poor. Soon, they may also be bread.

There are dozens of reasons to go the farmers market, but opening day, these five are particularly important.

A list of the best new cookbooks for summer has me making a list of the books I already have to cook from this season.

The real farmers market insiders share their secrets for making the most of your trip.

Don't have a green thumb? These painted rocks will solve that problem.

Some cities don't recycle glass, but that doesn't mean you can't reuse glass bottles for candles, hummingbird feeders or even chandeliers.

These DIY projects will have you see plastic bottles in completely new ways.

Growing food isn't about green-thumbing our nose at Mother Nature; it's about knowing her well enough to enlist her assistance.

You can help save amphibians in your neighborhood by creating an appealing backyard oasis for them.

From too much shade to drainage issues and HOA rules, a green lawn may be easier said than done. But it doesn't have to be.

Before you check the medicine cabinet, you might want to look in your backyard for a healing plant.

A new device that takes K-Cups apart has the potential to keep millions of single-use pods out of landfills.

In some cities, glass recyclables aren't being recycled at all.

Japanese scientists have found a special bacteria, Ideonella sakainesis, that likes to eat polyethylene terephthalate, better known as PET.

Thousands of dollars and many hours go into floral arrangements. Why not repurpose them for nursing homes and hospitals?

We make interesting decisions when we choose what to recycle and what to throw in the trash.

Amazon Give Back Box program makes donations easy, and you get a tax write-off as a bonus.

Kamikatsu, where recyclables are sorted into 45 specific categories, is an old pro at landfill diversion.

Several months into China's ban on most waste imports, a new study paints a sobering yet optimistic view of how we need to handle our plastic.

Pine needles can be broken down and transformed into paint.

A study from UC Berkeley reveals that information stimulates our dopamine-producing reward system — just like food and money.

A new study suggests a serious expression could go a long way toward getting some serious work done.

Several studies suggests some people may be sleeping their way to an early death

New research suggests why we feel so in tune with performers at a concert, and it's called "inter-brain coherence."

The hard material known as cementum in our mouths may record our lives' most intimate details.

Incredible enzyme is capable of breaking down the PET in plastic bottles into raw materials in as little as 10 hours.

New research finds that parents who suppress their anxiety actually transmit it to their kids.

Julia Child and food safety experts disagree on whether you should wash raw chicken before cooking it.

The virtues of preparing a home-cooked meal for one's family has been extolled as the answer to all of our food problems, but is that realistic?

A recent U.K. case study focused on a teenage boy's highly restrictive diet, and how his junk food preferences led to permanent vision loss.

A study finds that a tomato's cancer-fighting properties are reduced when consumed with iron-rich food.

Wick Moorman on our history

We have a new, official word for all that gym wear you're seeing everywhere these days.

Here's how to get rid of chapped lips and how to make your own lip balm. And did you know which lip balm ingredients cause lips to dry out and become chapped?

Visitors using improper footwear to hike the popular Cinque Terre along the Mediterranean will now face steep financial penalties.

It's efficient and we all do it, but guess what? It's not great for your skin. Here's why you shouldn't wash your face in the shower.

All Americans over 6 months old should get their flu shot this year, health officials urged today. While last year's flu season was relatively mild, the illness

With cases of the flu reaching epidemic levels, it is critical businesses maintain a healthy work environment.

Artisanal ice cream maker offers frozen cocktail cure that contains bourbon, cayenne, lemon and honey.

Getting a flu shot may reduce the risk of major heart problems, such as heart attacks or unexpected chest pain.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the nasal spray form of the flu vaccine is the preferred way to vaccinate kids ages 2 to 8.

The CDC issued a warning that a mutated flu strain might make this year's vaccine less effective.