Agriculture

Plant- and tree-identifying apps can help you avoid stepping in some poison ivy by telling you that it’s just a blackberry bramble.

Celebrate National Honey Month by learning about honeybees and how their honey yields Virginia-specific flavors.

Incorporating ripe, juicy tomatoes into a simple sandwich or relish is an easy way to bring seasonal flavor to the table.

Employing ancient dyeing techniques, dye masters use sources like flowers, insects and roots to produce a myriad of vibrant hues.

Farmers’ mechanical expertise is hardly useful when computerized systems prevent them from repairing their own equipment.

Slathering on sunscreen isn’t only for a day at the beach; it’s just as essential on the farm and at other outdoor work settings.

Karen Henderson remembers being in the middle of the busy intersection of U.S. Routes 11 and 220—still dressed in her formal office attire—as she chased a cow that escaped the family’s livestock truck on the way to the stockyard.

Sweet or dry, the growing appeal of blush-tinted wines lies in their ability to be paired with a variety of cuisines or consumed on their own.

There are an estimated 10 quintillion insects living on Earth, and about 99% of them support plant growth in some way.

If you enjoy sipping a cup of coffee or biting into a juicy strawberry, you can thank a pollinator.