Last winter on a snowy February evening, my husband and I drove home from a meeting of the Clean Air committee in a neighboring town. It prompted
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Soil health is the foundation of a thriving garden. Whether you're a home gardener or a small-scale commercial grower, maintaining fertile, well-
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Hidden far from view there exists a secret partnership. In soils around the world and, quite possibly, in your own back yard, there is a connecti
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Fall brings a beautiful display of colorful leaves, but once they drop, many homeowners are left with piles of leaves that need to be managed. In
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If you’re the type of person who is reading gardening articles on the internet, you’ve certainly heard of composting, even if you do not actively
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Cover crops are fast-growing small grains, grasses or legumes that are generally planted in the fall and tilled under in the spring. Winter
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Ever heard of a nematode? You might be more familiar with their colloquial name, which is roundworm. For the purposes of this post, we’ll refer t
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What is a worm farmer, and why on earth would you want to be one? Because worms can eat your garbage and produce natural fertilizer for your gard
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There are now many prepackaged potting soils available to horticulturists. More specifically, the number of organic prepackaged soils is rising a
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Natural Bacteria Rebalances Damaged Soil There are two key components to fixing soils. These are organic matter and beneficial microbes, or pr
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