Plant swaps help save seeds, build community, preserve biodiversity, protect food sovereignty, and encourage a new generation ...

Seeds cost more every year. Garden centers stack those bright packets near the checkout line like candy, and each spring the cart fills up again. But a thriving garden already holds next year’s supply ...

Each spring gardeners are planning for the best garden ever. Unfortunately, it’s hard to get started with a good plan when the long list of terms on seed packets is so confusing, making it impossible ...

A single seed contains all the genetic information it needs to fulfill its unique biological pattern, whether it is programmed to become an aster, zinnia or an oak tree. At this time of year, as we ...

Last year we did an article about how to read a plant label. We realized that we also are asked about how to pick the seeds for West Texas and what the seed type means. All seeds are a flowering plant ...