Spending time planning your vegetable garden and thinking about what food you will produce is an excellent way to find some stability in these unsettling times. While growing our own food is an asset, as well as a source of comfort and enjoyment, I’d like to propose that we also consider providing food and habitat to other creatures that rely on our gardens — the birds, bees, butterflies and the seemingly endless variety of insects that visit us each year. Why think about these small living things in our ga … (read more)