Growing Solutions for Healthy Soil
Gardening in the desert presents challenges that are rarely addressed by gardening experts who honed their skills in more humid climates. Â Here in the Southwest, it is not uncommon to see precipitation values for the entire year that equal rainfall received in a single storm in more humid climates. When annual precipitation falls below … Read more
Home gardening is vital to the security of any nation During the first and second World Wars, victory gardens were popular in countries on both sides of the fighting. Â The ability to produce food close to home was considered a vital component of national security, and was recognized as crucial to the war effort. … Read more
As a girl in the 1970’s, all I knew about “hemp” was that it was quite popular with a group of people I was uncomfortable around. Â We called it “marijuana.” Â I remember being advised by my teenaged relatives to smoke marijuana because, by their wisdom, if I could not smoke a joint properly when I … Read more
What is a healthy food system? Food systems are made up of complex webs of interactions that provide access to food. Healthy food systems are economically and nutritionally secure. Ideally, a healthy food system provides access to safe, healthy, and nutritious food for everyone. Because healthy food systems are essential to humanity itself, they also … Read more
Gardening is a skill that develops over a lifetime. Â I envy those who were raised with a successful gardener, because like any art, you just can’t pick it up from a book. Â In fact, books on gardening are really just the results of gardeners sorting out their own thoughts out on paper. Â Well, nowadays … Read more
I must have always thought in multiple dimensions. Â I remember the anxiety I felt in high school when I recognized that all my friends had definite goals in life, but I wanted to pursue a different goal each day. Â Within days, I would bounce from wanting to be a forest ranger to wanting to … Read more