Daniel Ballou separates the working parts from the heavy parts to make a speaker system out of concrete blocks.

Video: Join Farmer D as he checks out the farmer's market in Savannah, GA.

'From dirt to shirt in less than 700 miles.' There aren't many T-shirt makers who can make that claim.

Many regions have declared September ‘Local Food Month.’ Here are six ways to get in on the action even if it hasn’t been declared in your region.

A San Francisco eatery keeps a lending library of cookbooks.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

Nero's Grill at Caesars is changing the gambling town's image by sourcing sustainably.

Fresh and delicious, the ice cream from this popular Old City, Philadelphia store is worth the wait.

The business closed in 2013, but ‘zombie stores’ kept the concept alive.

Fair Trade USA has just released an app that allows users to upload the location of fair trade products that they find for sale. No smartphone? No problem. Use

Husband and wife team John Stewart and Duskie Estes have created a wine country restaurant that serves memorable meals.

Is the person you're calling to unlock your door a real locksmith or a con artist?

You can dramatically reduce your carbon footprint just by choosing products and services that are locally-owned and produced.

They might just kill a few sites that you know and love.

Satellites, landers, rovers ... can a manned trip to the Red Planet be far behind?

A new study reveals how binge eating can reset the body's food clock, and may have implications for other health issues.

The Obama administration is making Big Block of Cheese Day a reality. Fans of Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing” already know what it’s all about.

This new drink makes all your coffee and wine meme dreams come true.

New Hampshire, New Mexico, Montana, Minnesota, and Utah have completed 30% of their home weatherization projects, unlocking additional program funding.

Officials anticipate raising big bucks from the sale of lovey-dovey padlocks removed from Paris' bridges.

Want to reduce your carbon footprint for the big move? Here's how to haul all of your worldly possessions from point A to point B with minimal eco-impact.

The North Face releases a limited edition hooded sweatshirt (mostly) designed and manufactured within the Bay Area.

Are we witnessing the birth of localwashing?

Searchers attempt to find the flyers, who crashed in Greenland in 1942, before they disappear into the sea.

A giant flood of Arctic meltwater may have triggered an ancient 1,200-year-long chill nicknamed the "Big Freeze," the last major cold age on Earth, a new study

While Morieka Johnson usually loves a good bargain, she knows that when it comes to local, sustainably raised beef, you get what you pay for.

MNN's lifestyle blogger finds the sheer heft of local, organic produce weighs heavily on her car-lite lifestyle. How do you get your local food home?

Ingredients for Life Were Always Present on Earth, Comet Suggests

At a single Starbuck location, a whooping 378 people bought coffee for the person behind them.

The Artificial Inorganic Leaf (AIL) may unlock the secrets to producing cheap, clean hydrogen by mimicking the photosynthetic structure of the leaf.

The focus is put on the small amount of local food among the non-local.

New local foods website brings all of Philadelphia’s many choices together.

Public campaigns designed to boost consumer interest in shopping at small and independent businesses appear to be paying off.

A new bill seeks to make fresh, healthy food more accessible to consumers and support the farmers who grow it.

It's harder to eat local as the days get shorter, but it's possible. Here's how.

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

It's the perfect time to stimulate your local economy during the USDA's National Farmers Week.

The White House, federal government selects communities to participate in the Local Food, Local Places initiative.

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 20 communities that will receive $60 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants.

Video shows a majestic murmuration of starlings flying across a beautiful Irish sky.

The brewery in New York state uses local energy, grows its own ingredients, composts – and even more.

Reduce the carbon footprint of your food by making smart food choices, not necessarily just by eating local.

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.

Quantum theory offers an answer to one of the oldest and most fundamental questions in biochemistry.

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.

Once-in-17-year event in West Virginia brings out the bright and brave to study – and eat! – cicadas.

How embracing a serene, rural lifestyle has taught me to use a chainsaw, ride a pickup and get off my blood pressure medication.

Kathy Shea Mormino ditched the legal profession to become The Chicken Chick.

A flamboyant cousin of the fearsome Velociraptor was covered in layers of showy feathers from head to tail.

From 11:57 p.m. to midnight each night, sheep have been stampeding through Times Square.