Gardening

Is Treated Lumber Safe For Food Gardens? Maybe…

March 10, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: March 10, 2020

Pressure-treated wood is rot and insect resistant. It’s typically used for decks, mailbox posts, light posts, playgrounds, utility polls, picnic tables, home building foundations, and much more. Pressure-treating wood saturates wood under pressure with a chemical preservative. Wood that is… [read]

Climate Change, Droughts, and the Future: How Plants Can Help Us Find an Alternative Scenario

October 2, 2018 by Bob Gorman
Last updated on: October 3, 2018

The last four decades have provided insurmountable evidence that the planet is experiencing rising temperatures, a situation that is perhaps irrevocable. The traditional view holds that this will lead to a unilateral move towards northern climes from both animal and… [read]

How to Regrow Your Favorite Herbs and Save Lots of Money

April 24, 2017 by Tyler Ardizzone
Last updated on: May 28, 2020

It’s so easy to get food – just go to the store, find what you want, come back home, prepare it, eat it, and repeat. But what if you just had to go to your windowsill? Although many fruits and… [read]

Invasive Weeds You Can, and Should, Be Eating – Easy Foraging

March 7, 2017 by Lydia Noyes
Last updated on: March 7, 2017

If you’re a gardener, the single most time-consuming thing you probably do for your greens is to weed them. Unless you have a killer raised bed setup, the odds are good that your wimpy garden plants won’t be able to… [read]

Three Easy Mushroom Varieties To Grow at Home

March 6, 2017 by Lydia Noyes
Last updated on: March 7, 2017

It is important to gain control over what goes into your mouth. Understanding where your food comes from is great for your body and the health of the environment, but starting another container tomato plant or a itty-bitty herb garden… [read]

Diatomaceous Earth – Mother Nature’s Secret Weapon: What Is It, How to Use It, Where to Find It

October 18, 2016 by Claude Borel
Last updated on: August 24, 2018

Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a powerful, inexpensive solution to most of your health issues. It’s probably the simplest and most straightforward health product out there on the market. It can be used as a beauty product, an internal cleanser, or… [read]

How to Test and Amend Soil

May 26, 2016 by James White
Last updated on: May 26, 2016

Even gardeners with a green thumb can be foiled by bad soil. If you’re doing everything right but your plants are still dying, it might be time to take a look below the surface. Learning how to test your soil… [read]