11+ hour, 12+ min ago   (143+ words) A village show in Cumbria is proving to be just as popular as ever, more than eight decades after it started. The 83rd Milnthorpe Horticultural and Craft Show took place at St Thomas' Church on Saturday, September 5, drawing a 'steady stream…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (193+ words) With a subscription, you can answer quizzes and track your reading progress. Difficulty: Summiteer (Level 3) When Linda Lee was young and living in the heart of Hong Kong’s urban metropolis, her father found peace in a small cluster of greenery…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (497+ words) The glass was almost clear, but it was generating electricity. Researchers in Western Australia glazed the roof and walls of a small greenhouse with working solar windows. Then they grew vegetables and grain under it, beside the same crops under…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (308+ words) A North Yorkshire farm has hit the market – for £1.25 million. Treetops Farm in Stutton, near Tadcaster, has been put on the market. The property sale includes a five-bedroom family home, a range of livestock and storage buildings, a stone-faced barn…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (479+ words) Marie stumbles slightly as she records video on her smartphone, catching her footing on loose stone before redirecting the lens toward a lush canopy. Around her, heavy branches bearing breadfruit, avocados, and native ackee crowd a steep hillside that resembles…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (764+ words) From giant cucumbers to 7kg beetroots, one grower explains the science - and obsession - behind supersized vegetables If you thought your garden efforts peaked with a decent tomato, think again. One Bristol grower is producing carrots taller than children and aubergines heavy…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (853+ words) Stars like Chris Pratt and Gisele Bündchen use farm life to unwind from their busy Hollywood schedules WWE’s Liv Morgan and Adrian Grenier traded high-energy careers for a peaceful farm life with animals and nature David Beckham and Rick Ross…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (227+ words) “I’m 5-foot 6 inches, so it gives you an idea how tall they are,” said Roegner. Jeanne Goeden submitted her over 8-foot-tall sunflower growing next to her house in Kewaskum. Jeanne is 5-feet tall, and used a yardstick to give perspective....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1365+ words) Henley mayor: ‘It’s named devolution but it’s centralisation of powers’ Dunnet's second century not enough to hold the line for Henley as season ends Spirited Henley Hawks find form in narrow defeat on season opener New Olympic event invented by…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (382+ words) A dog rescued after almost drowning has found a new home after arriving at a Basildon rescue centre. Three-and-a-half-year-old Humphrey, a Saluki/Lurcher cross, came into the care of Dogs Trust Basildon via the police and a local authority dog…...