Chelsea Green Blog
Nature & Environment
Selecting Seeds: How to Choose the Right Seed Crop
Seed savers raise your hands! Picking the right seeds can make or break your garden. Learn some easy tips on how to choose the best seed crop for a thriving garden.
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All Mushrooms are Magic: A History of Magic Mushrooms
Mushroom lovers, raise your hands! Ever get weird looks when you say you’re into mushrooms? “So, are you into magic ones?” But we know the truth: all mushrooms are magical. Discover the fascinating world of mushrooms!
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Below the Mushroom Cap: The Mycelium and Its Secrets
Ever wondered how mushrooms grow? It all starts with the mycelium – a hidden network of fibers that holds the secrets. What is this mysterious web-like fiber? Discover the fascinating world of fungi beneath your feet!
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Get to Know the Storytellers of Wild Folk
From a unique collaboration comes seven richly illustrated fables of transformation and power, summoned from the ancient stones beneath our feet and transformed by word and image into portals between past and future.
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Wild Seeds as Spices: Lemon Dill Weed Seasoning
Ditch ordinary spices and unlock your local flavors with wild seeds! Dill Weed Seasoning is a simple, tasty blend of dried herbs and wild dill weed. It makes a delicious, flavorful, versatile spice mix to season many dishes.
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The Search for A Welsh Leek
The humble leek! Ever wondered how the humble leek evolved into a modern superfood? Discover its fascinating story now and learn something new today!
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Who Are The Reindeer Whisperers?
You know of Dasher, Dancer, Prancer & Vixen. Comet, Cupid, Donner & Blitzen. Rudolph too! But have you heard of the Sámi people who herd reindeer in Norway?
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Wondrous Wintergreen: All About the Wintergreen Plant
Wintergreen is the stunning evergreen groundcover that’s a game-changer for your garden! It’s cherished for its aromatic leaves, vibrant fall color & bright berries.
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Fig Trees: Snakes and Ladders & Tantalising Figs
The fig tree is more than just a fruit-bearing wonder. The complex nature of these trees is beyond fascinating. They are the ultimate ecosystem superheroes!
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It All Starts with Soil: Healthy Soil Means Healthy Plants
The dirty truth? Soil isn’t just dirt! It’s a complex web of life. Discover the secrets to unlocking its full potential and transform your garden forever.
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Gourdness Gracious! The History of Pumpkins and Gourds
Pumpkins: Halloween symbol or sweet treat? But have you ever wondered how they became a holiday staple? Discover the rich history behind this fall favorite!
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10 Fascinating Fig Facts
Have you ever wondered why fig trees are considered a symbol of abundance and fertility across cultures? What exactly makes these trees so special?
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Seed as a Common Resource: Crops and the People Who Nurture Them
Seeds strengthen our connections to what we grow and eat; they are intrinsic to our identity and our future. I cherish seed as a common resource that all the world should be able to access freely.
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Mushroom Composting and Recycling Projects
Cultivating mushrooms on various substrates has many benefits — from composting, mycoremediation, and creating value-added consumer goods. It helps reduces waste and helps the environment!
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The Importance of Planting Cover Crops
Planting cover crops is a key step in transforming dirt into soil! The benefit list is long but they need to be selected with a purpose.
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Food Forests: What is a Community Food Forest?
With more than 80 percent of the US population now residing in urban areas food forests help provide a local food source. And they also serve as perfect platforms for community-building.
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How Did the Lanternfly Become the Enemy?
We’ve been told to kill a lanternfly because they’re “invasive.” In reality, they are living like any other insect would. So why are they under attack?
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Growing Food in the Face of a Hotter, Drier Land
Climatic uncertainty has become the new normal. Farmers, gardeners and orchard-keepers are desperately seeking ways to adapt their food production to be more resilient in the face of such “global weirding.”
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The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
Beavers are ecological and hydrological Swiss Army knives. Capable of tackling just about any landscape-scale problem you might confront.
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Farming Against Nature
When you’re walking around the grocery store looking at the vegetables, it’s probably hard to imagine that a century ago there was twice the amount of options.
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Foraging for Mushrooms: Gourmet Root Systems
For people who enjoy foraging for food in the wild, there are plenty of mushrooms to choose from — “ten thousand mushroom species to be considered on the North American continent alone”. But foraging for mushrooms should never be thought of as a game of chance. You need to know all the clues when it comes to identifying…
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Strong, Spicy, and Pleasant: Wild Green Kimchi
Need a new twist on kimchi? Look no further than this wild green kimchi! Experiment with what you have, anything from the mustard family will work extremely well.
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How to Create the Perfect Bee Hive: A Home Worth Buzzing About
For all the beekeepers and future beekeepers out there, this one is for you! Your journey to successful beekeeping begins with constructing a suitable haven for honeybees, otherwise known as the bee hive. The following is an excerpt from Raising Resilient Bees by Eric and Joy McEwen. It has been adapted for the web. Bees…
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Silvopasture: What in the world is it?
Have you heard of silvopasture? This system of managing grazing animals is an ancient practice that integrates trees and pasture into a single system for raising livestock. These systems are managed for both forest products and forage, providing short-and long-term income sources in a mutually beneficial way for healthier animals, better soil, less pest control and mowing, and…
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Oxeye Daisy: A Plant for the Pollinators
Oxeye daisies are one of the most important plants for pollinators including beetles, ants, and moths that use oxeye daisies as a source of pollen and nectar. Instead of thinking about removing a plant like oxeye daisy, consider how you can improve the fertility and diversity of habitat resources in your home landscape, garden, or…
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