Dear EarthTalk: What exactly is permaculture and how is it good for the environment? — Mary B., New Haven, CT A buzzword in sustainability circles, permaculture—historically combining “permanent” and “agriculture”—describes ecologically-conscious farming to create sustainable ecosystems for future generations, using methods such as conservation tillage, proper drainage, and polyculture (growing more than one crop species…
Category: Gardening
Writing Down the Rows
This guest post from Julie Herman originally appeared on my blog back in 2012. Julie is the author of the Three Dirty Women gardening mysteries, and she has lately expanded her literary gifts to include middle grade mysteries, beginning with Burned. The previous article had a comment that got me to thinking. I do a…