When I first began gardening, I thought Miracle Gro, a fertilizer product offered at most plant nurseries, was what I ne…
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Is This Food 2.0? Virtual World Gets Kids into the Garden and Kitchen
Nowadays, it seems like American children are spending more time online than they are sleeping or breathing or going out…
Biodiversity Represent! Heirloom Seeds and the Petaluma Seed Bank
The more I learn about Monsanto and its seed patenting, genetic modifying and monopolistic tendencies, the more I worry …
Backwards Beekeeping: Natural Care of Feral Bees
You’re relaxing in your backyard when you hear that ominous noise: the unmistakable buzz of a swarm of bees. The s…
Therapeutic Gardening: A Natural Approach to Health, Healing, and Recovery
Who would have thought that digging in the dirt could be good for the soul? According to a study by Dianne Relf of Virgi…
Find Happiness in Plants: A Recent Garden Center Visit
The slogan for the gardening center in my neighborhood called Flowercraft is, “We Sell Happiness.” Too true.…
Milk Crate Gardening for Tight Spaces
Who says you need a sprawling patch of open lawn to get your green thumb groove on? Dump all your old LPs and college te…
Let Us Grow Lettuce
When I was growing up, I never wanted salad on my sandwich, salad being the operative word for lettuce. Clearly, I had y…