Eco-friendly gardening and regenerative gardening tips and ideas for home gardens.
What to do with all those Amazon and online shopping cardboard boxes??! For the record, I am not sitting at my computer impulsively buying all the things, but here are some fun and easy ways to reuse cardboard boxes that show up at your front door. Do you have a lot of cardboard boxes entering …
Why do we so often focus on reducing our impact on the planet? What if we changed the narrative and focused on how we can have a positive impact on our environment? Humans are a tiny part of a global ecosystem. We can be benefactors to the Earth and not just leeches on its resources. …
Is composting dirty? Will composting make my kitchen smell? Isn’t it a lot of work? Nope. Nope. And nope. Here are eight reasons to compost at home. I promise it’s way cooler and less dirty than you think. How much food do you waste? Where does that food waste end up? Does it eventually land …
Ditching or reducing single-use items in your life might be easier than you think. Often times, items designed for single-use can be used many times over before heading to the trash. Read on for a whole bunch of single-use items that can be reused many times. After all, they’re not single-use items if you use …
Do you practice regenerative gardening in your home garden? How has your garden changes or what signs do you see that regenerative gardening is helping to make your soil and plants happier and healthier? I’m a messy gardener. I embrace weeds. I resist the use of pesticides, so we have lots of bugs and spider …
Want to learn how to grow your own food? Be sure to take notes about your garden and how all your plant babies flourish or struggle to become a better gardener and grow more food for your family, friends, and neighbors. Four years ago we lived in a 56 story high-rise in downtown Chicago. I never …
What do gardens have to do with climate change? Climate Resilience Gardens (a.k.a Climate Victory Gardens) provide a host of benefits including the drawdown of carbon from the atmosphere, support for biodiversity, healthier soil, and greater access to nutritious food. Read on for 10 regenerative practices to grow a climate resilience garden of your own. …
Looking for the best places to find organic, heirloom, and non-GMO seeds for your food garden? Check out these great seed companies that can help you on your path to food independence. It’s nearly the middle of summer, so most people aren’t buying seeds right now. Seeds and starters are in the soil and hopefully …
