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Types of basil: a guide to every variety worth growing
Most people know one basil: the large-leaf Genovese type used in Italian cooking and pesto. There are dozens of basil varieties with meaningfully different flavors, textures, and culinary applications. Growing
The 2026 Dirty Dozen: what the EWG’s pesticide report says about the produce on your plate
The Environmental Working Group published its 2026 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce this week. Spinach holds the top spot for the second consecutive year. Kale, collard, and mustard greens
Lettuce recalls and food safety: why your salad greens keep getting recalled, and what to do about it
If you’ve been following food news over the past several years, a pattern is hard to miss: romaine lettuce, bagged salad greens, and fresh-cut produce appear on food recall lists
How to grow food at home: a practical guide to year-round harvests
Growing food at home is one of the most practical things a household can do: it reduces grocery spending on the items most prone to spoilage, delivers freshness that supermarket
How to grow mint indoors: the complete guide
Mint is one of the most useful culinary herbs and one of the easiest to grow, with one complication. In garden beds, mint spreads aggressively and takes over. Indoors in
Arugula salad recipes: simple, peppery, and genuinely satisfying
Arugula is the most opinionated salad green, that peppery, slightly bitter bite is the point of it, not a flaw to be managed. The recipes that use arugula best lean
The environmental case for growing food at home
Every food choice has an environmental footprint. Conventional produce grown thousands of miles away, processed in facilities, packaged in single-use plastic, refrigerated in transit, and transported to a store before
How to prune basil: the technique that keeps your plant producing for months
Most people who grow basil, in a pot, in a garden, or in an indoor system, harvest far less than the plant is capable of producing. The reason is almost
How to store fresh herbs so they actually last
Fresh herbs die fast on a kitchen counter and even faster in a refrigerator drawer. Most people have had the experience of buying a bunch of cilantro for one recipe
Aeroponics vs hydroponics: which growing method is right for you?
Both aeroponics and hydroponics promise faster growth, better yields, and no soil. But how they deliver on those promises differs significantly, and for home growers, those differences matter a lot.