April’s Earth Month should have made us curious about what we can do to tread more lightly on the planet. We may think of reusing and recycling or driving less, but we’re less likely to focus on gardening to heal our beleaguered environment. But it turns out that changing our gardening practices may be one…
Adam KempPBS News As he peels back the husk of corn grown in his garden, Miko Brandon reveals deep red kernels hiding underneath. Brandon knows that unlike yellow and white varieties, this Chickasaw red corn will have a sweet but nutty flavor to it when cooked or made into cornmeal or bread. He has dreams…
French police on Saturday arrested a climate activist who staged a protest attack on a priceless Claude Monet painting at the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, prosecutors said. The woman stuck a red sheet to the “Coquelicots” (Poppy Field) impressionist work and then glued her hands to the wall before she was detained, police said. A…
During the height of the pandemic, when most of us were working from home, I was sent a link to a recorded Zoom video about horticultural therapy. I had never heard of horticultural therapy, but during the presentation, I learned that it is a professional practice used to improve lives by connecting people with plants….
