Organic Gardening

Organic gardening is all the rage now.  However, what exactly constitutes organic gardening differs among the groups of people advocating it.  The simplest definition is that organic gardening uses only natural substances, not synthetic ones, to grow...

Natural is not necessarily safe

There has been a lot of press lately towards using “natural” products to treat illnesses, kill pests, and fertilize plants instead of “synthetic” chemicals. The assumption has been if it is natural, or organic, it is safe. This is not necessarily so for several...