Seems like we waited forever for great summer produce, and now it’s abundantly here -- too abundantly, if you’re a fruit-tree owner, overly enthusiastic vegetable gardener or incorrigible farmers ...

Never feel daunted by an abundant crop with these preservation strategies. I can see the plums ripening in the forest garden. Though they will not be ready to harvest for another month or so, I like ...

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 ...

Since childhood, the plum has been my favorite fruit. I can still remember the anticipation of devouring my grandmother's plum "leather." Every summer, we would watch her make it and savor its ...