The Orchard at New Sarum Forge

10/07/2021

By Chrissy Moore Medlar (Mespilus germanica) isn’t the first tree you think of to include in your herb garden, but it certainly gets high marks for obscure and unusual. At least by today& #821…

09/11/2021

07/18/2021

Did you know that weeds can tell you a lot about your soil? Learn how to use weeds as a natural soil test so you can improve your soil!

05/10/2021

From the sweet to the offbeat.

04/13/2021

This year's promise

04/11/2021

It's the time of year again when ratsnakes get into all manner of mischief.

Tragically, untold numbers of these highly beneficial snakes are killed each year because many people find that destroying nature is easier than educating themselves.

Snakes don't recognize human property rights. To them, your yard is simply the place their ancestors have been living for millennia, and your house is just part of the landscape.

They are not trying to scare you or hurt you. They are just going about their snakey business of offering free pest control services.

The wise naturalist is overjoyed to see a ratsnake in their yard and knows that all snakes are signs of a healthy ecosystem.

We encourage everyone to take some time and learn to recognize the animals in their ecosystem. Get help at LIVE Snake Identification and Discussion and also at Ratsnakes in Predicaments. Join us for some great learning!

If you want to really learn about these fascinating animals, we have an online course for you! Visit herpcollective.org for more info!

02/11/2021

Apparently, there’s a species of bees that sleeps in flowers, and yes, it’s as adorable as it sounds! A wildlife photographer and his fiancé were looking for poppy flowers in the Arizona desert and stumbled upon an amazing surprise – two bees snuggled up together inside a flower! On their [.....

01/14/2021

Come spring, the Beaver County farm will be idle for the first time since he first turned the soil there in the spring of 1979. Don Kretschmann, 71, is retiring after failing to find someone to take over his 80-acre operation.

01/13/2021

Sowing seeds of contentment and abundance.