Dogs may have a challenger when it comes to the “Man’s Best Friend” Award. Honeybees pollinate eighty percent of the fruit, vegetable, and seed crops…
In 2010 the USDA uncapped their figures: 2009 yielded the lowest recorded U.S. honey crop ever. EVER. What is happening to the bees? The bees…
What happens after peak oil hits? James Howard Kunstler in his book, The Long Emergency, paints a dark picture of the “end of industrial growth,…
What has monoculture ever done for us? Well, it created civilization, that’s what. Cultivating a few key crops enabled us to turn our minds and…
Urban sprawl has helped to bring the modern lawn into existence. The result is a short, neat, monoculture plot of grass that extends from fence…
Creating a backyard habitat is a fun, easy, and educational project in which the entire family can participate. It is a great way to practice…
Water is more than just a basic need; it is an essential element that guarantees the continuance of life. And despite being a natural resource,…
When guests begin making their way to my humble home, I start getting serious about cleaning. I look at my house through the eyes of…
Destructive insects munching away on your garden plants can quickly wreak havoc on all your gardening efforts. But did you know that with a little…
The warmth of spring brings out the start of the gardening season as well as many leaf-and-stem-eating insects. Many times, it seems as soon as…
If you are thinking and have been reading about Alternative and Natural Building styles, this is one of those things that you see on the…
There are a lot of good reasons to have a few hives of honey bees around. For garden and orchard crops, honey bees provide the…