Plastic free gardening
Plastic use has encroached into most areas of our lives, and that includes our gardens. Plastic is often cheap and convenient. But there is a heavy price to pay for […]
Eco-friendly beauty routine for gardeners
Photo by Sarah Comeau on Unsplash With spring here, the weather isn’t the only thing that’s in full bloom. With spring and summer being the prime seasons for flowers to […]
Guide to composting tea bags
Benefits of composting tea bags Many of us enjoy a daily cup of tea, or five! In fact, more than half of the US population drinks tea every day. And […]
Composting with kids
Composting is a great activity to practice with your children. Sure, they learn all about the “Circle of Life” from the Lion King, but kids generally don’t understand how the […]
Regenerating our garden soils
The first land plants are believed to have grown more than 460 million years before humans walked this Earth. Plants have developed incredible relationships with the natural environment. Humans need […]
Cleaning with bokashi microbes (EM)
Have you ever looked on the back of a bottle of cleaning product and been horrified to read all the warning signs? Toxic! Caution! Corrosive! Unsurprisingly, many people are looking […]
Common plants that are unsafe for pets
Thanks to Emily Cline (from CertaPet) for this insight into pets and our plants Pets are more popular than ever. And along with them, so are houseplants including plants for […]
Is it OK to compost non-organic food waste?
According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in 2009 “the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national bio-monitoring program has detected pesticides in blood and urine samples from 96 percent […]
Using bokashi bran as a soil amender: how-to and benefits
Bokashi bran is not just for composting. Each handful of bokashi bran is teeming with plant friendly microbes. A simple way to harness the power of these microbes is to […]
Microplastics in our garden soil
Did you know that microplastics are a threat to more than just our oceans and beaches? There are worrying levels of microplastics in the air as well as in freshwater […]