Gardening and Farming Category

“Nature Prescription”: Doctors in Canada Prescribe National Park Passes

It's indisputable. The amount of time the average human spends outdoors is greatly reduced compared to previous generations. Did you know that nearly half of the U.S. population doesn’t participate in any outdoor recreation at ...

The Cost of Climate Change: Taxpayers Are Dishing Out Billions to Farms

The cost of climate change is impacting the entire U.S. food system. It's also hitting taxpayers' wallets, whether they realize it or not. Analysts at Environmental Working Group (EWG), a public health advocacy organization, used publicly ...

Giving Seaweed to Cows to Help Reduce Methane

Believe it or not, cows' burps and farts are among the top contributors to global warming. Yes, you read that right — about 25% of all methane emissions is produced directly from fermentation by cows' ...

Fallen Leaves: The Best (& Absolute Worst) Ways to Deal with Fall Leaves

Do you consider yourself someone who takes great care of their inner ecology? Maybe you take probiotics to support balanced gut health, nourish yourself with healthy nutrients and avoid harmful chemicals. But are you unknowingly ...

Victory Gardens Benefit Your Health, Wallet and the Environment

In the early 1900s, gardening was considered a civic duty. During World War I, Americans were urged to grow food wherever possible, from backyards and empty lots to rooftops. Growing "victory gardens," as they were ...

How to Attract Fireflies to Your Yard: 5 ‘Ungardening’ Hacks to Create a Healthier Landscape

In early March, an evening after the "Worm Moon," I stood silently in my Pennsylvania yard and simply listened. At first, I thought I was imagining things. But no, it was real. I could actually hear the ...

What Is Humus? Plus, How To Make It Yourself

Considering humus is one of the most important elements in your garden's soil, it doesn't seem to get a lot of attention. In fact, many people haven't heard of humus and just consider it to ...

Heal the Planet Farm: Jordan Rubin’s 7-Year Plan to Reshape the Food System

Feed the planet, improve the quality of the air and climate and make truly healthy food readily available in communities? I know it sounds too good to be true, but organic regenerative agriculture really can solve many of ...

Is Hydroponics the Most Sustainable Type of Farming?

Hydroponics seem a bit like farming technology from the future. These soilless growing systems use liquid nutrient solutions to feed plants grown on stacked towers in enclosed greenhouses, where, often, everything impacting plant growth — ...

Are Fungi the Natural Pesticides of the Future?

Did you know that organic agriculture actually permits pesticide use? It’s true — but we need to clarify exactly what “pesticide use” actually means. The word “pesticide” brings to mind scary, synthetic chemicals that farmers ...