On the Hopi Reservation, most farmers rely on the rain to grow crops. Their seeds are adapted to dryland farming, but the prolonged drought has reduced harvests. Only about 15 percent of Hopis on the ...

What are some dry land farming methods? Pick up tips for selecting desert-hardy vegetable varieties for a dry climate and tactics for successful growing. Earth’s climate is in a perpetual state of ...

At demonstration gardens in Benton and Marion counties, Oregon State University Extension Service Master Gardeners successfully grew tomatoes and other vegetables without irrigation except on the day ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Amaranth. Camelina. Quinoa. What sound like unusual girls’ names are actually types of plants that should be familiar to farmers and gardeners living in the rain shadow of the Olympic ...

Tomatoes send down long roots to take advantage of residual water in the soil to survive and thrive without supplemental water. Photo by Lynn Ketchum. CORVALLIS, Ore. – Growing vegetables without ...