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.

The initiative’s sponsors are looking at Vermont’s local food program as a model.

Don't miss out on the many lovely things available this spring at local farmers markets!

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

As seasonal farmers market begin to open, make sure you take what you need to be waste-free at the farmers market.

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

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

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.

Turn the abundance of ripe, flavorful, seasonal tomatoes into the unexpected – cocktails fresh from the garden.

The nip in the air says it's time to transition from summer cooking to fall cooking with this end-of-summer vegetable soup.

The Honey Flavor and Aroma Wheel will help tasters detect if there is the flavor of cotton candy or smell of locker room in their honey.

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

Amazon's Farmers Market Direct program brings farmers extra business while delivering produce picked by a personal shopper to your doorstep.

Some markets are getting creative to make sure all SNAP recipients have access to fresh, local, healthy food.

You can fight obesity, reduce hunger and support your local farmers — all at the same time.

Alexandra Cousteau ventures out of sight, deep into the cool world of New Mammoth Cave in Tennessee.

Alexandra Cousteau speaks with Pitt, who points out we have hit the age of limits on the Colorado.

After a 42-year battle, the Petitcodiac River flows freely again.

Alexandra Cousteau searches for the lost creeks that now flow under Toronto roadways.

Get tips to go green & save money around the house.

Video: Get green tips from Arianna Huffington and Nancy O'Dell.

Video: Visit a restaurant where every staffer spends time on the restaurant farm.

Swedish fire torches burn from the inside out, and the fire can last for two to five hours depending on the size and material of the wood.

These coasters are a cinch to customize for the animal-lovers in your life.

DIY Christmas ornaments add nature to your decorations

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

This DIY bird feeder uses hollow citrus rinds to create a colorful cup for birds to feast on seeds.

Jump start your spring garden by growing your seedlings in eggshells before planting them in the ground.

These crafty garden markers will help you organize your plants and also make it look cute.

Enhance your neighborhood's flora with a little guerrilla gardening.

This offbeat but ancient gardening technique remains a novel way to show off your plants.

Ditch the plastic letters and kitschy tourist magnets for something more in touch with nature for your fridge.

Matt Pember shares an excerpt from his new book that shows you how to make a miniature greenhouse using old windows.

The tags show that you took the extra time to make your gift special.

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

California inaugurates the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor proving there's nothing 192 lasers and $3.5 billion can't do.

NREL’s new Research Support Facilities basement maze will help cut energy use by two-thirds.

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.

Follow the proceedings of the Clean Energy Summit via Twitter #NCES09.

Banks won't touch them they are so financially risky. So why does Obama want U.S. taxpayers to fund nuclear plants when there is a 50% chance they will fail?

Two separate projects funded by the Department of Energy are offering free home chargers. The only drawback? You have to pay for the electric vehicle.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $24 million to three algal biofuels research projects.

Administration stimulus spending has jump-started an unstoppable EV revolution, says President Obama. Because of the Recovery Act, the cars will plummet in cost

The Department of Energy has awarded $188 million to small businesses in 34 states to spur clean energy innovation, job creation and more.

Experts argue that the downsized power sources can provide safe, efficient energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy awards $57 million to 33 small business projects.

The federal government and private lenders team up on a new green home improvement program, but it comes with a few strings attached.

The U.S. Department of Energy will provide more than $11 million to support eight geothermal energy projects.