Late last spring—almost too late, really—a diverse team of volunteers gathered at the Hudson Valley Farm Hub, a nonprofit in the town of Hurley, New York, to plant seeds. Over the course of two days, ...

For many gardeners, the true value of native seeds becomes undeniable when they see the powerful impact on a local ecosystem. Their own personal garden becomes a hub for insects, birds, and bees to ...

Goetze: A low-growing plant found in the prairies of our Rolling Plains is easily overlooked until you approach it from ...

Households across the West are increasingly ditching the smooth green lawns of the stereotypical American dream and attempting to grow native plants instead — a practice Indigenous communities ...

Calling all home gardeners and eco enthusiasts! Lend a hand this spring: Assist Wabanaki tribes and scientists fighting to save ash trees or partner up with statewide neighbors through local seed ...

Collecting native seed can be labor intensive but it eventually pays for itself by creating even more seeds — for free.

Butterflies, pollinators, bees and other beneficial insects are always a welcome sight in every garden. They are attracted to our garden flowers that provide nectar and pollen for them. But for their ...

Clayton Brascoupé has farmed in the red-brown foothills of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains for more than 45 years. A Mohawk-Anishnaabe originally from a New York reservation, Brascoupé married ...

WASHINGTON — New Mexico’s two U.S. senators are helping lead a bipartisan effort to pass a bill to preserve Indigenous seeds and plants. Sen. Martin Heinrich reintroduced the Ben Ray Lujan-cosponsored ...

Editor’s note: Once a month OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in Central Ohio. After all of the fresh, new green shoots of spring, the ...