The Dirt
Bats are Beautiful!
Why We Need to Love these Pollinators by Cheryl Soldati Clark There are so many misconceptions out there about bats. Bats are not evil, blood-thirsty creatures that fly around at night trying to get caught in your hair. Bats are graceful and fascinating nocturnal creatures, which benefit humans by pollinating plants, dispersing seeds, and feeding on […]
Connecting with Wild Nature
Get Out and Take a Hike by Sandy Swegel Our gardens are grand places to be. Assuming we don’t worry too much about weeds. Here are our favorite flowers to make us happy. And over there our favorite tomatoes are thinking about ripening. We may cultivate some wildness by planting a pollinator meadow but for […]
Protect Yourself from Nature
Gardening Self Care by Sandy Swegel Being in the garden is lots of fun…the time with nature, the growing, even the weeding are all a joy to the gardener. Less fun is how dirty we get and how irritating nature can be to our bodies, especially in the form of excess sun and pollen. Here […]