The manchineel is a handsome tree growing to 40 feet tall. It has long, lustrous, leathery yellow-green leaves. If you're tempted to take a bite of its apple-like fruit, beware that it's also deadly. Read More
Gleaning, the act of collecting leftover crops from fields after they've been commercially harvested or from fields where it is not profitable to harvest, is a practice that's millennia old. Read More
Winter is here and not all of our feathered friends have migrated to warmer climates. Non-migrating birds need good sources of food and energy during the colder months. Read More
With the holidays quickly approaching, taking time to enjoy a cup of tea is a guilt-free pleasure that lets you pause and relax during busy, sometimes stressful, days. Plus it's good for you. Read More
For avid gardeners, winter can seem like a drab season that follows months of beautiful blooms in the garden and ample time spent outside enjoying them. It's tempting to grab some cut flowers from the store to liven up your interior. But why not consider winter-blooming indoor plants instead? Read More
If you make homemade applesauce, apple butter, or bake fresh apple pies, don’t throw away the peels and cores. Use them to make apple cider vinegar. It's also possible to make apple cider vinegar from whole apples. Read More
Sea turtles are part of to two vital ecosystems: marine and beaches. If sea turtles become extinct, both of these ecosystems weaken. Humans use the oceans as an important source for food and use beaches for many kinds of activities. Any weaknesses would have disastrous effects on mankind. Read More
Today's green funeral would have been the common method of burial throughout all of mankind's history until the 20th century. Natural burial is an environmentally-friendly burial that endeavors to have the least possible impact on the earth. Read More
What is a kombucha scoby and why would you want one? S-C-O-B-Y is an acronym for symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. The exact origins of kombucha are unknown, but the drink is thought to be at least 2000 years old. Read More
When butterflies can't maintain their temperature at activity levels or when it's cloudy or dark, they become quiescent. Quiescence, or resting, is not equivalent to human sleep. Read More
The oldest known garden swing in the world was discovered a few years ago in a serene English country garden. Read More
In the 1st century A.D., Marcus Gavius Apicius, a Roman gourmand who venerated opulence, wrote that we first eat with our eyes. People are naturally drawn to food and beverages that look beautiful, intriguing, or unique. Butterfly Pea Tea is all three. Read More
Located in one of the oldest cities in the U.S., Boston Common, also known as the Common, is a central public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It's historic and beautiful, but one thing it doesn't have is an "s" attached to the name. Read More
The Wild Mile in Chicago is the world's first mile-long floating eco-park. Read More
"Good food blesses all, the one who cooks it and the one who eats it." ~Camille Glenn Read More
Gardeners looking for groundcover roses that are easy to maintain, colorful, and stand out in the landscape have options. These popular varieties possess all of those characteristics. Read More
Growing adjacent to the woods in my back yard are several varieties of this noteworthy tree. Pawpaws are the largest edible fruit native to the United States. Read More
People sometimes find a healthy newborn fawn in their yard. If they don't see the mother, they might think the baby has been abandoned and needs help. This is usually not the case. Read More
Due to several very wet rainy seasons, the Everglades ecosystem is rebounding from a century of decline. Read More
I've been a gardener for decades and have encountered many insects. Some I consider friends and some foes. One insect I frequently encounter in my yard and of which I am very fond is the carpenter bee. Read More
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