The Dirt
Gardening to Save Your Life
Growing Food in Hard Times by Sandy Swegel My heart is breaking this week with the stories coming out of Venezuela of severe food shortages and 5000 ordinary people looting food warehouses on Wednesday because they and their families were starving. They are right to be desperate. At the end of April, the government announced […]
Weeds Are Our Friends
Tips for Weeds by Sandy Swegel Say what? Well, Spring weeds ARE my friends. August weeds not so much. But Spring is finally overcoming winter and the big leafy weeds are the proof. So what’s to love about Spring Weeds? The most important thing is they are an abundant source of food for pollinators. They […]
Hummingbird Love
Gardening Tips By Sandy Swegel We, humans, are crazy in love with hummingbirds. I received so many emails and messages about hummingbirds this week, I have to pass on the things I’m learning. Spring migration is happening all over the US and there are hundreds of citizen scientists who report their sightings. You can check […]