I am a chef by trade with a passion for organic farm-to-table dining. Growing or buying local produce is just as exciting to me as cooking it, maybe more so. Every season begins with a dream of ...

“A garden is a great teacher,” wrote Gertrude Jekyll. Jekyll was a pioneering English gardener, designer, and writer best known for introducing a natural, flowing cottage-style approach to garden ...

The garden is a metaphor for so much in life. Resiliency, personal growth, nurturing—yes, but it’s not all sweetness and light. It’s the height of the season, so what better time then to connect life ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

It started well and ended well, but the in-between months were a bit rough due to heat and lack of rain. That sums up the 2022 gardening season, which like all seasons, taught us a few lessons. Here’s ...

The beginning of February, that’s when it all starts, the planning for the year’s growing season. Stacked seed catalogs, current and old, fill the living room table and all the saved containers from ...

A fusion of Buddhist retreat and science lab: That is how I characterize the garden. As if embodiments of that notion, a few of my longtime teachers — frogs, chipmunks, a diversity of birds — ...

Courtesy of Dominique Charles Dominique Charles and her okra. Dominique Charles knows her way around the garden. The founder of Plots & Pans is known as a garden expert, garden consultant, and even ...

Discover the Joys of Gardening on Feb. 28 in Freeport, featuring a hummingbird keynote, breakout classes, and hands‑on advice ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Shasta County offer free classes, workshops, and events throughout the year. Our programs are designed for home gardeners of all experience levels - whether you're just ...