Naturalists, gardeners and others are working hard now to bring back the monarch population. It’s taken time, effort and education to convince people to plant milkweeds for monarchs. I don’t expect butterfly numbers will be what they once were—when monarchs flitted everywhere. But we have ...
In all of this, this world travel, this move from southern to northern Minnesota, from prairie to northwoods, he’s remained rooted to his roots. He established the Luverne-based Brandenburg Prairie Foundation with a mission “to educate, preserve and expand native prairie in southwest Minnesota...
PLANT DETECTIVE; University of Minnesota Prof. Anita Cholewa uses her encyclopedic knowledge of plants and seeds to help solve crimes.(VARIETY)Smetanka, Mary Jane
which can be found globally, the food has roots in Native American cuisine (though it isn't tiedto any one culture). Grits have been largely adopted as a staple in the American South.
Found all over the world, lavender is a flowering plant with purple blossoms often used in aromatherapy. Studies show thatsniffing lavender oilstarting about a half-hour before your ideal bedtime can enhance sleep. Take glycine before bedtime ...
seeds. Over 600 varieties of traditional Indian corn alone, and counting for one type of plant. Remote and unknown varieties of tribal corn are still unearthed in museums and private collections. Hopi Blue Corn for tortillas are well known, but the Hopi have several other corn seed as well,...
The first was a research organization to create the standards for health and safety, and the second an agency to regulate and uphold them in the 50 U.S. states. [Pictured: President Richard Nixon wears a hard hat and speaks with a worker while visiting the Bethleham Steel plant in San ...
Last spring Isaac and his mom planted flower seeds including zinnias, like these grown by my friend Al. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted file photo September 2019 used for illustration only) But he didn’t love the red amaryllis bulb I gave him to plant. In fact, Isaac tossed the box...
I appreciate the value of this plant in the natural cycle, in sustaining the monarch butterfly population. This is but one example of how we are all intertwined. Every creature. One dependent on the other. Milkweed and flowers flourish on the River Bend prairie. Minnesota Prairie Roots copyri...
So many seeds to choose from at Seed Savers… …even milkweed seeds to plant for Monarch butterflies. TELL ME:Are you or have you been a gardener? I’d like to hear your stories. Or, if you’ve been to Seed Savers, I’d like to hear your take on this place. ...