The Dirt
The Secret Life of a Queen Bee
by Engrid Winslow A Queen Bee begins her life in a vaguely peanut-shaped cell that is larger than the one a worker bee or drone comes to life in. It takes three days for the egg to hatch and no matter what type of bee is being raised, it will be fed royal jelly […]
Tools to be a Better Gardener
Garden Tools by Sandy Swegel Today I’ve been thinking about how the garden tools I use have made me a better gardener. I have spent a lot of money over the years on tools that break or tools that seemed clever but end up unused. I garden at least twenty hours a week for other […]
Using Your Frozen Summer Bounty (Part 1 – PESTO)
Cooking with Pesto by Engrid Winslow Already the bounty of vegetables and herbs from the summer garden are becoming a distant memory. It’s time to dig into the freezer and start to use up some of those precious flavors in the cold winter months. Let’s start with the delicious pesto(s) you made and froze […]