If you’ve had some success in your garden this year, you might be ready to take things to the next level by propagating plants for your garden next year. Saving seeds is one of the easiest propagation methods for common garden plants. It can save money, improve the quality of your garden, and it supports crop diversity and food sovereignty. […]
If you’re a new gardener, you might wonder which type of seed is best to plant in your garden. Should you plant heirloom seeds or hybrid seeds? Are open-pollinated seeds best? And what’s the difference? Let’s start by taking a quick look at the modernization of agriculture and how monoculture farming has impacted our seed selection. Over the last century, […]
When you hear about habitat destruction, invasive species, and extinctions, what you’re hearing about is the loss of biodiversity. And we are facing an unprecedented loss of global biodiversity. In 2019, 1 million animal and plant species were reported to be threatened with extinction. Biodiversity The word biodiversity is a combination of the words biological and diversity. Usually, it means […]