Nathan Irungu’s a teacher by profession feeds his catfish reared in a raised fish pond at Mercy Njeri estate, outskirts of Nakuru town. JULY 10, 2018. [Mercy Kahenda] Farming was Nathan Irungu’s ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Raised garden beds have been making gardening easier for a long time, but there's a function they still haven't mastered on their own: self-watering. Raised beds already have a watering advantage ...

You built the raised bed. You filled it with soil. You planted everything that looked good at the nursery — and somehow, the harvest was underwhelming. Here’s what most gardeners don’t realize: a ...