Written by Alex Darc Sadly, peat is a slow growing, natural resource that hasn’t always been well managed, and in many places has been seriously depleted, leaving negative effects on the environment. Many gardeners are looking for a peat alternative. Mel’s Mix is a carefully chosen, balanced growing medium consisting of 1/3 peat, 1/3…
Let us be among the first to wish you a Happy New Year 2021! And if there was ever a year we’re glad to see end, it’s got to be 2020. It has been challenging, to say the least, and we know there is more to come. But we also know that as gardeners, we…
Written by Laura BartholomewDirector – Square Foot Gardening Foundation Is it time to think beyond your own backyard? This past year has had many of us thinking differently about so many things, for instance; where our food comes from, and how our children are being educated, balancing work and family time, how essential workers go…
Written By: Rick Bickling “Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see.” — John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States One of the areas being emphasized in today’s schools is giving students the knowledge and skills to gather and evaluate information, and then problem solve to…
