Soil

September 26, 2022leslieBees, Biodiversity, Birds, Butterflies, Gardening, Insects, Lawns, Native Plants, Pollinators, Soil

How you can help wild animals come in for a soft landing.Read More

August 4, 2021leslieGardening, Insects, Native Plants, Soil

The Ephemeral Spring WildflowersAfter a long winter, spring wildflower ephemerals herald a new growing season. The first blooms magically transform the woodland landscape.Read More All winter long I dreamed of spring planting. I purchased countless seed packets with big plans to grow organic soybeans to make tempeh, tomatoes to can, blue corn for cornmeal, cabbage for sauerkraut, and dry beans to last our small family throughout the next cold season.Read More

December 1, 2020leslieSoil, Trees

“A tree’s most important means of staying connected to other trees is a ‘woodwide web’ of soil fungi that connects vegetation in an intimate network that allows the sharing of an enormous amount of information and goods.Read More

October 16, 2020leslieHealth and Wellness, Soil

“Last fall, my brother and I took our parents to the North Shore of Lake Superior to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.Read More

January 2, 2019leslieCommunity, Soil, Waste

You love your pooch but its poo is an environmental pollutant—so much so that the EPA has put it in the same category as herbicides and insecticides; oil, grease and toxic chemicals.Read More

July 31, 2018leslieInvasive Species, Lawns, Native Plants, Organic, Pesticides, Pollinators, Ponds, Recycling, Soil, Trees, Vegetables, Waste, Water

Forty-two ways to green your neighborhood: just plant a new tree Lee, sweep up the salt Walt, pick up your dog’s poo Lu, and set yourself free.Read More A few summers ago, the Kraus family noticed a steady increase in monarch butterflies visiting their backyard native wildflower garden. One day after an overnight rainfall, Paula Kraus was stunned to see the black walnut tree in her family’s backyard overflowing with monarch butterflies sunning their wings.Read More

May 28, 2018leslieLawns, Organic, Soil, Water

John Coatta, of Green Core Organic Lawn Care, explains how homeowners can have lush lawns that don’t rely on weed killers and synthetic fertilizers.Read More