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3 fruits that won’t give you a sugar spike

As the temperature rises, so do our cravings for sweet, cooling treats. But before you reach for the fruit basket, know which ones will spike your sugar level.

5 Fruits With the Most—and Least—Sugar

While plain fresh fruits have nothing added, of course, they’re not all equally sweet. Here’s what to look at if you’re watching your sugar.

Surprisingly Creative Ways to Cook with Frozen Fruit

Stock up on your favorite frozen fruit to make one of these delicious, nutritionist-approved recipes all year round.

Eat Seafood and Enjoy the Health Benefits

Everyone knows that seafood is good for you, right?! Yes, that’s right, your mother was telling you the truth all along. Peas, too. The USDA recommends eating seafood twice weekly for optimal health. Fair warning, we’re pretty sure they weren’t talking about fried seafood, so don’t get too exci

20 Vegetarian Dishes That Are Packed With Protein

Made with beans, tofu, and plenty of greens, these vegetarian recipes are full of good-for-you protein.

Hacking the farm: How farmers use 'digital agriculture' to grow more crops

Climate Corporation aims to take the guesswork out of farming. The company offers a slate of "digital agriculture" tools that provide a real-time look at what's happening on the farm.

These 6 NoVA Farms Have Stunning Pick-Your-Own Sunflower Fields

If your table-setting (or your Instagram) is feeling a little bare, don't worry. Sunflower season has officially bloomed across NoVA.

Eat, Drink & Be Berry with Wish Farms {GIVEAWAY!}

This holiday season we’re teaming up with our friends at Wish Farms for the eat, drink, and be berry promotion to inspire your family with merry & berry holiday recipes. These are perfect to enjoy whether you're having a Christmas gathering or staying in with the family and looking to prepare some extra fun treats.

Grubbly Farms Takes On Food Sustainability with Flies

Grubbly Farms, an Atlanta-based foodtech startup, takes on food sustainability and aquaculture with the innovative use of the black soldier fly. Read more.

Vertical Farming and the Future of Food (with ZERO Farms’ Daniele Modesto)

ZERO Farms CEO Daniele Modesto speaks to Azeem Azhar about the role of vertical farming in the future of food.

VA FARMS program trains hands, heals minds

The VA FARMS program provides rural Veterans with agricultural vocational training and mental health care services from licensed providers.

Pick your own Alabama-grown tulips

You can choose the flowers you want when you wander through the rows at Hubert Family Farms at 432 Narrow Lane in New Market.

Frozen Vegetables Are Sometimes More Nutritious Than Fresh

Hoxton Farms raises £2.7M seed to produce animal fat without animals

Hoxton Farms, a U.K. startup that wants to produce animal fat without using animals, has raised £2.7 million in seed funding. The round is led by Founders Fund, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel. Also participating is Backed, Presight Capital, CPT Capital and Sustainabl…