For the Birds

The Scoop Environmental Action Committee October/November 2023 Newsletter Green Tip of the Month:   Click Here for Entire...

Rewilding

    This time of year, it’s a joy to sit outside in the darkening evening to watch fireflies. They are coming back slowly after a scare about extinction. Pesticides and lack of habitat have forced them out but the movement to make our landscapes into more...

A Balance Garden is a Beautiful Thing

I have a friend with a pristine garden. It’s absolutely immaculate. Not a spot on a leaf nor a leaf on the ground. He is quite proud of his work. Yet I am so conscious when I walk into his garden that there is nothing alive but the plants. True, there are no...

Don’t Dig

Leave your soil alone this spring. Please. And this means letting that rototiller collect cobwebs. Or better yet – give it away. Why you might ask? Well, rather than making a comfortable growing space, tilling or deep digging to turn over the soil actually...

Early Spring Tasks

Yes, I’m getting antsy to start gardening. This has been a strange winter, but with the pleasant weather we keep getting tempted with, I’m warming up the spading fork and thought I’d organize my tasks so I’m ready. And, I’ll share my list with you so you can get...

Gardening Time is Near!

Come check out our table in Sandburg every other week. And join our garden crew for the growing season! It’s so exciting to start perusing the seed catalogs and dream of the day when you see those tiny, succulent seedlings pop through the soil. But It’s important to...