I grew up with the light of grow lights seeping out around our basement door every spring. My father took such pleasure in going through the seed catalogs, ordering his seeds, and getting a jumpstart  …

Distracted by my life for four or five days in mid-January, I neglected to feed the birds and was horrified at how long it took for them to come back after I started up again. …

Spray your lawn to get your potato chip and bagel fix?
It is no surprise that lawn herbicides are really bad for our hormones and are massive synthetic endocrine disruptors (besides being linked to Parkinson’s Disease, …

I have an outdoor plastic storage unit that’s been sitting outdoors, little used, for several years. It was filthy and full of mildew. Really bad! It even had a wasp’s nest in …

Every summer, my extended family gathers for a reunion. Each family will make dinner one night, and so, over the years, we have come to know each group’s favorite meals: one of my …

We just took a family vacation to visit one of my mom’s sisters, who lives in Vermont. One of my other aunts, who lives in the city, was just soaking up the nature. …

As civil war raged on in the Congo, there was nothing protecting the unique, thriving Congolese forests - except for one man. Corneille Ewango, a botanist, had lived on the Okapi Reserve for …

Dried flower wreaths are a great project and decoration for the late summer-early fall. We got the idea about 10 years ago at our local farmers’ market - there was a vender selling …

The harvest season is a time when most of us are more in touch with plants and their gifts than at any time of year. Roses are dropping their petals, herbs are full height and …

I discovered the weed purslane that is in in my yard is full of nutrients including omega-3’s. It’s excellent in salads with a sweet-sour flavor. It has many different names. Eco-Win!
- Paula Maxwell, Los …