The Dirt
Why I Love Ice and Freezing Rain in April
Benefits of Freezing Rain by Sandy Swegel Last week was just beautiful and a bit unseasonably warm for Colorado. Everybody started gardening and doing spring cleanups and setting out Wall of Waters for their tomatoes. Then yesterday was a cold drizzling rain that turned to snow and then ice as temperatures dropped. And I’m […]
Why Gardeners Should Get A CSA Share
Community Supported Agriculture by Sandy Swegel You’ve heard about CSAs by now. Community Supported Agriculture is a system where you pay one flat rate for a weekly share of food from a local farm. It’s a great plan that gives farmers a guaranteed basic income and gives you access to good local food. […]
Butterfly Love
Loving Our Earthly Companions by Sandy Swegel I have friends who are serious eco-tourists. They were the first people I knew to swim with dolphins. Then they starting swimming or boating with whales, petting them and picking lice off whales. This year the trip de rigeur was down to Mexico where you can be […]