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Fern Richardson’s balcony measures four feet by ten. On it she grows a fig tree, an apricot, a kumquat, two…
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Here’s a riddle: how do you grow vegetables without a vegetable garden? Answer: polyculture. Which means that you either tuck…
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We all know how much oil is consumed in the production and transportation of food to our table. And it…
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Some organic gardeners swear by manure. Others swear they’ll never touch it. To the first group, it’s the ultimate one-stop…
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Doug Tallamy is not an idiot, so when he talks about a new national park that extends across the entire…
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People in northern climes, with their short growing seasons, often try to get a jump on the season by starting…
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When you first see them, soil blocks are both unremarkable and fantastic. They’re just cubes of dirt, after all—big deal—but…
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Most of us are familiar with the term “food security,” meaning simply that people should have enough to eat. But…
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It’s not yet spring, but with days growing perceptibly longer, the season of the seed catalogue has arrived. Many backyard…
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Some people think this: Native plants are tough, hardy, drought-tolerant, and easy going, free of those picky preferences that plague…