Do not throw them out! Parmesan cheese rinds will keep for weeks in the fridge and for months in the freezer. An easy, sustainable way to add flavor to soups and many stove top recipes.

It is possible to reduce single use plastic.

Which fresh produce needs another look before buying?

Do you wonder how much time strawberries spend encased in plastic?

Simple ways to create a sweet smelling home.

Gardening gloves are like socks—I’m always looking for the other one of the pair.

Brushes don’t need to be made from plastic. Non paper towels work as well as paper towels for spills—and they are reusable.

Provide tender herbs with shade from intense heat by planting them under heat seeking vegetables and herbs.

Lovage, a high value herb with many benefits. Rarely found at grocery stores, but loved by cooks and gardeners, lovage is a herb worth growing.

Repurpose coffee grounds on indoor and outdoor plants.

Any easy adjustment to remove plastic from your life and reduce recycling.

In some parts of the country locally grown purple and green bell peppers are the only peppers available early in the seaion.

Upright or prostrate (trailing, creeping) rosemary is available in many different varieties, chefs favor some more than others.

Garden centers should be sources of information — how and where to grow plants — but we’re often left to guess.