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Chickens are a valuable addition to any garden, we explain why you should keep them and what are their benefits.

How to improve your water harvesting and collection with water tanks and how to use the water efficiently and be ecologically sound.

Outwardly, gardens look like sustainable spaces that help absorb excess carbon from the atmosphere. While this might be true, not all gardens help reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. Some gardens contribute to carbon pollution....

If you've grown a garden for a while, you may have noticed that the last few years have been brutal due to climate change-related patterns. One month it's drought and the next it's flooding. What is the best watering system...

From droughts to flooding and heat waves, the weather has been tough all across the country recently. Did you know that pests can significantly reduce your garden yield? According to the Connecticut State Agricultural Experiment...

Soil erosion is an age-long predicament that always shows up whenever humans embark on any land use activity. Whether it is agriculture, construction or gardening, the need to tame erosion is apparent, especially in regions...

Gardening is one of the most ecologically conscious projects that most people can practice. With concepts such as net-zero gardening taking shape, gardeners go to unimaginable lengths to avoid harming the environment. The...

The weather blocking patterns created by climate change have caused increasing challenges for home gardeners. They have to deal with drought for extended periods even if they don't live in a traditionally dry climate, and...

Have you gotten into gardening recently and want to learn how to make your own compost? Compost is a great resource for home gardens because it puts minerals back in the soil for peak production of flowers and veggies, plus...

The domestic U.S. flower farming market was largely stamped out by cheap import competition in the 1970s and 1980s when flying roses from Ecuador became cheaper than producing them in the States. More recently, the sustainability...

Sustainable gardening is a huge topic, so the best place to start is with what you really want to grow. Do you want to grow your own fruit trees? A vegetable garden? Herbs or flowers? Don't worry. There is a process you can...

Sure it's better for you and better for the world, but actually growing plants outside is super difficult. You need to have space for the plants and sunlight so they can thrive. That means actually having dirt for planting,...

WorldMark by Wyndham, a vacation club brand, is launching a pilot program called Planting Seeds aimed at introducing guests to the concept of urban permaculture...

There is nothing more satisfying than growing your own produce and eating it. Small-scale urban farming can happen on your balcony or in your garden using food scraps. Check out our tips and tricks below to get you started![...]

Like many people, Ashley Nussman-Berry was inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020. She was touched, as so many were touched, by the cold realities and injustices that still resonate even in today's highly modernized...

At the beginning of the pandemic, sourdough bread, dalgona coffee and houseplants thrived on social media. The increased amount of time spent at home meant we looked for ways to fill our time. Newly minted plant parents found...

Gardening is a hobby, a way of providing food to the community, a profession and a fantastic way to fill the pantry. But not all gardening is created equal when it comes to sustainability. [...]

No matter where you live your approach to life can be more in keeping with the environment and nature.