ST. MARYS - Kara Sharp places a three-ring binder, a supermarket flyer and two neatly organized plastic totes on the kitchen table.

Preparing for a grocery buying trip takes methodical planning and appropriate coordination for Sharp, who has made couponing a way of life. [More]

A New Knoxville couple are among a group of 10 farmers from across the nation selected to participate in the National Farmers Union's (NFU) inaugural Beginning Farmer Institute.

Jeff and Deb Eschmeyer, who operate Harvest Sun Farm, will learn about financial planning, farmer-owned cooperatives, marketing, USDA farm subsidy programs, renewable energy, understanding local food systems and more during ongoing sessions held across the U.S. The first session is this fall in Washington, D.C. [More]