Greenhouse Management • November 2023

Native plant niche

Thanks to Clint Eastwood and “The Bridges of Madison County,” people from around the world travel to south central Iowa to see its covered bridges every year. But for lucky visitors who time it right, Madison County holds more surprises: field after field of native prairie grass and wildflower seed production, bursting with breathtaking color and blooms. Allendan Seed Company, the force behind the beauty, has grown from humble beginnings into one of the nation’s largest producers of native prairie seed.

Greenhouse Management • September 2023

Leveraging tradition, innovation & intention

B2B Cover Story - Westerlay Orchids' Toine Overgaag augments the business's heritage with technology, sustainability and deliberate goals.

Moleaer • August 2023

Unlocking the Power and Wonder of Nanobubbles

Just twenty years ago, nanobubble science was virtually nonexistent. Technologies to generate these nano-sized wonders — 2,500 times smaller than a grain of salt — were still far away, as were practical, impactful applications. Now a 10-person Research and Development (R&D) team at Moleaer is focused on advancing nanobubble science along with sales.

CEA inSight • July 2023

What’s next for Sweden’s Ljusgårda and its Life Cycle Assessment?

When Swedish vertical farming company Ljusgårda set out to develop a sustainability plan, the company took an uncommon step: It pursued a comprehensive, research-based Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based on actual key performance indicators (KPIs) from its commercial vertical farm.

Pennington Gardening • July 2023

How to Design and Plant Water-Conscious Gardens

Having your own yard and garden is satisfying for a lot of reasons. But one of our favorites is being able to call the shots and control your impact on the environment. Regardless of your yard or garden size, your choices can help leave the Earth better off than it was before you came along. Water-conscious gardening is one way to make a difference — whether you live where water is plentiful or where drought and gardening go hand in hand.

Pennington Gardening • June 2023

How to Grow Your Own Wildflower Meadow

For some people, thoughts of wildflower meadows evoke rolling hills covered with blooms. There's nothing wrong with that, but who said meadows have to be huge? Regardless of your yard's size — from spacious to cozy — you can enjoy your own wildflower meadow and boost biodiversity in your neighborhood. That meadow garden that only you can imagine? It's yours. Get ready for swaying wildflowers and pollinators galore.

Pennington Gardening • May 2023

How to Nurture Your Soil with Regenerative Gardening

If you chat with growers on your farmers market treks, you've probably heard a lot about regenerative agriculture — a way of growing that focuses on nurturing and restoring soil. For local-food growers focused on organic and natural farming, soil health is key to their success. But you may not know that their soil-regenerating approach can yield the same amazing benefits in your yard and garden.

Pennington Gardening • April 2023

Sustainable Lawn Alternatives

Ready to abandon the clean, green square and create a yard that celebrates your unique point of view? Nothing against turfgrass, conventional lawns and the people who love them. Healthy grass is beautiful, but your world is about options. There are other, even more sustainable ways to work with Mother Nature, conserve resources and have an amazing yard.

Produce Grower • April 2023

Sustainable Aspirations

B2B cover story. For growers and packers who strive for sustainability, the decisions surrounding sustainable packaging are complex — from trends in materials and marketing to food safety, shelf life and plain old economics.

Means and Matters • October 2022

Washington Dairy Farmer Aims to Go Carbon Negative

This agribusiness profile for Bank of the West's award-winning Means & Matters magazine highlights a Washington entrepreneur and farmer who's laser-focused on sustainability and carbon-negative goals.

Produce Grower • August 2022

Moving forward in Alberta

Despite a global pandemic, Big Marble Farms has more than doubled its production area and nearly doubled its employee count. The company has also launched a sustainability initiative focused on “The” Big Marble — planet Earth — from which it takes its name.

Means and Matters • May 2022

Sustainable Groundwater Management Reshapes Farming in California’s Central Valley

This story for Bank of the West's award-winning Means & Matters digs into how water scarcity and California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) may affect Central Valley farmers in the near, mid and long term.

Produce Grower • February 2022

Onward & upward

B2B cover story for Produce Grower magazine on Brooklyn-based aquaponic bass and greens grower Upward Farms and its plans to build the world's largest vertical farm.

Hemp Grower • February 2022

Laying the Foundation for California Hemp Fiber

B2B feature for Hemp Grower magazine covering historic 2021 California fiber hemp trials with U.S. hemp industry pioneer Lawrence Serbin and Central Valley cotton and almond grower Tom Pires.

Means & Matters • September 2021

6 Ways Sustainable Agriculture Is Changing the Business of Food

Feature for Bank of the West's Webby Award-winning Means & Matters on trends transforming sustainable food and agriculture.

Hemp Grower • June 2021

Small & Mighty

B2B COVER STORY - At Tulip Tree Gardens, branded hemp, heirloom vegetables, and regenerative agriculture now coexist where sharecropped corn and soybean fields once grew.

Produce Grower • February 2021

Green & Growing

B2B COVER STORY - Time spent talking with Schuyler Greens Company founder and farm manager John McMahon reveals the dream that drives this controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) farm.

Produce Grower • March 2020

Big-Picture Packaging

B2B COVER STORY - Fresh produce packaging has come a long way since the days when wooden crates met the industry’s needs. Options that worked when a retailer’s biggest concern was controlling heads of iceberg lettuce fall short in the face of modern consumer expectations and needs.

Pennington.com • November 2020

Why and How to Pick Native Plants for Your Landscape

A garden of native plants can benefit people, wildlife and the environment in many ways. Chosen wisely and tended properly, these easy-care beauties provide years of enjoyment for gardeners and the creatures that share their spaces.

Garden Center Magazine • January 2019

Gateway to Green

B2B COVER STORY - Habitat gardening, biodiversity and even pollinator plants have gone from fringe trends to integral parts of mainstream consumers’ identities as stewards of their natural worlds.