Anna Cooke and her husband Steve are publishers of The New Barker, a magazine devoted to dogs. Miniature pinscher Rita, 4, and cockapoos Chloe, 10, and Zoe, 11, are the couple's canine family and their inspiration for much of the content of the magazine. ...more

March 7, 2009

Thousands of people milled through the parking lot next to Al Lang Field, listening to music, comparing dog breeds, chatting with local artists and chefs, and learning about the abundance of locally grown fruits and vegetables available at the weekly Saturday Morning Market. ...more

March 1, 2009

Eating locally. It's the new thing - kind of. It's actually the way things used to be done. ...more

February 6, 2009

The city council will continue exploring the potential for urban gardening on some of the city's vacant lots, but not everyone agrees on the benefits. ...more

November 19, 2008

One of the lessons learned in Vietnam was that it is possible to take issues away from the enemy and turn them to your advantage. Two programs, originated with the U.S. Agency for International Development, and had a substantial impact on the course of the war. ...more

November 5, 2008

Nearby traffic sounds from Sarasota's Main Street evaporate in Jodi John's backyard, where sprouts emerge from deep boxes of soil with peanuts, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, spinach, basil and other plants. ...more

September 28, 2008

Franca Tantillo puts rising fuel prices in the same category as the springtime hailstorm that wiped out part of her strawberry crop. Both cut into the profit she can make at the farmers markets she sells at in New York City, about 135 miles south of her farm. ...more

July 31, 2008

Soaring world rice prices have Cubans worried about keeping the national dish of beans and rice on the table - and officials are scrambling to increase local production. ...more

July 2, 2008

It's time to pay our respects to that bright-red, heart-shaped orb that delights: the strawberry. ...more

February 22, 2008

For many of us, cooking with green tomatoes is a real treat, not a chore we undertake because we don't want to waste our garden goodies as first frost draws near. ...more

January 2, 2008