The other day, a friend of mine was working on a science project with her elementary schooler. It was the classic, but still really cool, experiment where you learn how  …

There are two ways to think about unique vegetable garden ideas: one is design and layout, and the other is what vegetables you grow. But why not combine them? There’s  …

Hi! I'm Amanda, and I'd like to talk about the different types of vegetable seeds. Why? Well, why not? Seeds are tiny miracles. It's amazing to me that something the  …

"I'm bored! There's nothing to do." Sound familiar? I'm pretty sure every parent or caregiver has heard this on at least a few occasions. Some of us might be able  …

My daughter loves gardening. It's a great activity for kids, too, since they're outdoors getting fresh air, being active, and learning that patience pays off – especially with some vegetables  …

There are some pretty opinionated pieces of writing out there when it comes to the debate between tap water vs. distilled water for indoor plants. One article I read went  …

In some universe, there’s an older version of me sitting in a rocking chair on a big farmhouse porch, looking in disbelief at the latest gardening catalog. I can hear  …

Let me start by saying that I'm not a religious scholar. Still, it doesn't take a scholar to understand that many of the major world religions have a set of  …

No matter the weather, my daughter wants to be outside all day long, running, jumping, and usually getting quite dirty. As a toddler, she is a total sponge and loves  …

I have a love/hate relationship with my indoor compost bin. I love that I don’t have to walk out to my compost heap every time I peel a banana or  …