From Food Forests to Lawns: How America Chose Grass Over Gardens history Sep 12, 2025

Walk down almost any street in the U.S. and you’ll see a familiar sight: stretches of green grass, neatly mowed, not a vegetable in sight. But in many parts of the world, front yards are for food. Fru...

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Indigenous Farming and the Three Sisters history Sep 01, 2025

Plants That Take Care of Each Other

Long before tractors, fertilizer, or garden centers, Indigenous farmers in North America discovered something powerful. Some plants don’t compete. They cooperate. ...

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Seeds Were Gold: What Ancient Moray Teaches Us About the Future of Growing history Jul 15, 2025

Nestled high in the Sacred Valley of Peru lies Moray, a place so rich in ancient agricultural wisdom that it feels as if the land itself is whispering secrets if you pause long enough to listen.

At f...

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Victory Gardens of WWII: How Kids Helped Feed a Nation history Jul 14, 2025

A Country in Crisis, and a Call to Grow

In the 1940s, the world was at war. World War II had stretched resources thin. Much of the food grown on American farms was shipped overseas to feed soldiers a...

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Seeds as Treasure: Lessons from Ancient Civilizations history seed Jun 16, 2025

Everything Starts with a Seed

Every tree. Every meal. Every flower. Every human life.

Everything starts with a seed.
Inside each tiny seed is the complete blueprint for life. It holds energy, histor...

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The Dust Bowl: Lessons from When the Soil Blew Away history Jun 09, 2025

How We Got There

The Great Plains were once covered in tall prairie grasses. Their roots reached 10 feet into the ground, holding soil in place and storing water. For thousands of years, this ecosyst...

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