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by Cindy Kerschner

I have busy neighbors. They seem to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Some of them are in the construction business, others in waste removal or development. These engineers really understand complex science and chemistry. Did I mention that my neighbors live underground? They are part of an ecosystem maintained through organic gardening.

We have all heard of organic gardening, but what exactly does that term mean? Gardening organically in its purest form means we adopt a set of guidelines that incorporate the following principles:

• We’re all in this together. Anything we do to our yard and garden not only affects our health and well-being, but the health and well-being of other living creatures. What we put in as well as what we take out has an impact on the soil, water and air. (more…)

by Cindy Kerschner

Someone painted pictures on my
Windowpane last night –
Willow trees with trailing boughs
And flowers, frosty white,
And lovely crystal butterflies;
But when the morning sun
Touched them with its golden beams,
They vanished one by one.

When I read this quote from Jack Frost by Helen Bayley Davis, I envision a beautiful but colorless winter landscape. Shades of winter don’t need to be limited to white, brown, black and green. There is an alternative to add drops of color to your winter landscape. Consider planting fall or winter bearing fruit. (more…)