Angel Black walks through a large round trellis for the passion fruit vine in her backyard garden in Culver City. Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight ...

Now that the temperature is starting to warm up, it’s time to give your backyard a much-needed makeover! The longer days and sunny skies make it the ideal season to refresh your outdoor space, and ...

Some crops consistently bring strong returns even on small backyard farms. This guide looks at what sells well at local markets and why choosing the right plants can make a big difference in farm ...

Make warm weather entertaining more effortless enjoyable by maximizing a small backyard. From budget-friendly accessories to landscaping, modern patio decor, lighting, and more, there are a variety of ...

Small farms have a pretty big advantage. They don’t need to ascribe to industrial means of growing. That means less tilling and fewer pesticides. The ability to have a regenerative operation is much ...

Do you consider your neighbor’s five-acre property with 12 chickens a farm? No? What about your neighbor with two show pigs? No still? If that’s the case, the folks behind the USDA Census of ...

The Department of Crop Sciences’ Small Farm Certificate Program is celebrating its inaugural year and first graduate, Lia Basden.

• Angel Black dreamed of growing food in her Culver City backyard, but her gardens always failed. • The problem: a lawn that monopolized the backyard’s sunny spots, leaving the food-growing areas ...