For some, the difference between buying produce in a supermarket or at a farmers market is clear. The local product is usually fresher and tastier than something that was picked days or weeks earlier, ...

Just as most funding for land preservation has dried up, Sussex County officials announced last week they had preserved one of the largest farms in Vernon Township. The 359-acre Coster Gerard dairy ...

BYRAM TOWNSHIP -- A scenic 222-acre tract in Sussex County has been preserved for $4.2 million, successfully ending a four-year effort to permanently save the Hudson Farm Greenway in Byram Township.

It turns out the quality of life for sheep in Sussex County is not all that baaaad. Some residents, like Irene Zeberl, keep sheep as pets. Zeberl has 12 woolly sheep on her family's farm in Montague, ...

Keith Nevison visits Jen Naylor, owner of Sussex Farm, to see her garden, orchard and huge variety of birds - and learn how it all fits into her message of eating fresh, local and seasonal food.

Duckyls Farm is planning to reintroduce working ponies as part of its mission to create a more accessible nature hub ...

Farmers across Sussex are bracing themselves for the impact of a new deadly livestock virus sweeping across the county. Thousands of lambs and calves could be destroyed over the next few months, ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, DE - The Sussex County Council considered various ordinances concerning potential solar farm development at todays meeting. One potential array has received backlash regarding it's ...

FRANKFORD -- In 2008, Ann Bain's book, "Life on a Farm" was released and it was so popular that it sold out within two months. Following requests for more copies, the book was reprinted, and those too ...