If there’s one thing Japanese gardeners agree on, it is the admonition, “Never buy stones in the rain.” Even lumpen rocks that normally resemble gray concrete mounds, radiate a dark, lustrous energy and depth when soaked by the summer downpours. Water has always been used to enhance the Japanese garden experience. A tradition still upheld […]
Ecolution reporting made possible by Seward Co-op. Seward Co-op has been a community-owned grocer since 1972. Together, we continue to cultivate a cooperative economy. Excerpted from Small-Scale Homesteading: A Sustainable Guide to Gardening, Keeping Chickens, Maple Sugaring, Preserving the Harvest, and More, by Stephanie Thurow and Michelle Bruhn (Skyhorse Publishing, 2023) Co-author Stephanie Thurow’s Story […]
No salad plate is complete without some juicy, green cucumbers. Apart from their nutritional value, cucumbers also help people to regulate their blood pressure and maintain a healthy weight while cutting down on unwanted and unhealthy junk food. Many believe that cucumbers have antioxidant properties. They can also be used as skin hydrating tonics to […]
At Nevada Field Day & Ag Expo on June 2, the University will bring a variety of its research and work done throughout the state to its Valley Road Field Lab and Greenhouse Complex in Reno, where visitors will be treated to hands-on activities, wine tasting, a farm stand, a plant sale, demonstrations, giveaways, and […]