Keeping Kids Interested in the Garden

If you're thinking about putting your kids to work in the garden, here are some tips to keep them going.

How “What the World Eats” Inspired a Modern Victory Garden

Author MK Martin shares her family's plans to create a modern "Victory garden", inspired by grandparents, and global eating habits.

There’s No Such Thing as a Black Thumb

Have you tried growing plants but concluded that you just can’t do it? If you got discouraged but still really want to garden, I promise that you can succeed at gardening. You may need to shift how you think about it and approach it, but anyone who truly wants to garden can do it.

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Brave New World

Stand next to a plant that looks bright, and green, produces something (in theory) that you might eat. Say hello. Do it in your head, if it makes you feel less silly. Feel less silly, anyway, when the person standing next to you is also talking to seedlings.