garden

Autumn Gardening Tips

Lois Crouse autumn, bulb, bulbs, drought, drought tolerant, fall, flower, flowers, frost, garden, gardening, leaves, native, plant, planting, plants, seed, seeds, tips, tolerant

Autumn is the best time to plant bulbs, wildflowers, and shrubs. It is also a great time to fertilize your garden in an environmentally responsible way.

Green Tech

Green Technology Upgrades Around Home Make More Sense Than Ever

Erin Vaughan clean, cleantech, drought tolerant, Efficient, garden, grass, green, greener, greentech, lawn, nest, photovoltaic, plantings, Residential Renewable Energy Credit, rooftop, Smart, solar, Sprinklers, tech, technology, thermostat, uograde, water, WiFi

Now is the time to jump on green technology upgrades, given they’re mature enough to rely on but still new enough to qualify for “early adopter” incentives.

House & Home

Run-Off Redux: Reusing Rainwater in the Garden

Megan Wild dry well, garden, Impermeable Surface, rain, rain garden, raingarden, rainwater, run-off, runoff

Build a rain garden, grade your yard, collect rainwater, replace impermeable surfaces: these are just a few ways to cut down on run-off from your garden…

EarthTalk

Does Monsanto’s Roundup cause cancer or not?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer agriculture, cancer, cancerous, carcinogen, Center for Biological Diversity, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, garden, gardening, herbicide, IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer, landscaping, lawn, Monsanto, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, pesticide, Roundup

Dear EarthTalk: My neighbor uses Roundup in her yard routinely and tells me it’s harmless to people and pets, but I’ve heard that it is carcinogenic. Can you set the record straight? —Maise Alexander, New Hope, PA Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides contain three key components: the […]

EarthTalk

What advantages do vertical farms have over traditional gardens and farms?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer agriculture, farm, farming, garden, organic, roof, roof garden, vertical

Dear EarthTalk: What advantages do so-called “vertical farms” have over traditional gardens and farms? Sylvia Pleasant, Washington, DC When Dickson Despommier’s book The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century was first published, there were no vertical farms. Now, it’s an exciting movement […]

EarthTalk

How Can Teachers Integrate Sustainability Into Their Curricula?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer curricula, curriculum, garden, Green Schools Alliance, Green Teacher, school, teacher, teaching

Dear EarthTalk: What resources are out there for helping teachers integrate sustainability topics into their curricula? — Melinda Zullo, Toronto, ON Teaching our kids about sustainability and green living is one of the most important things we can do to safeguard the future of humanity and the planet we inhabit. The North American Association for […]