Milby High School Community Revitalizes A Struggling Garden
Milby High School Community Revitalizes A Struggling Garden by James Li Located on Broadway street in the Greater East End of Houston, an area known as Pecan Park, the student…
2021 Summer Internship: Digging into Community
2021 Summer Internship: Digging in to Community By James LiMy name is James Li, and I am currently a rising junior attending St. John’s School in Houston. As a 16…
Pollinator Gardening for Native Bees
Wild Bees in Your Garden: Cultivate Flowers and Habitat for Pollinator Friendsby Camia LowmanNext time you’re in the garden, take a closer look at the small fly on your flowers.…
Orchard under cover.
Freeze Recovery for 2021 Winter Storm Uri
By Angela Chandler The Upper Gulf Coast experiences occasional hard freezes each winter. Every few years, we have a freeze that can last a few days to a week. But…
Reflections of a Fruit Tree Sale Coordinator
by Betty Baer The first fruit tree sale I went to was at Rice University’s football stadium parking lot. It was one of those January days that was cool, dry…
The Chronicles of The Fruit Tree Sale (Part TWO)
The Urban Harvest Fruit Tree Sale is one of those amazing human events. For the last two decades, hundreds of people from all over have come to buy great fruit…
The Chronicles of the Fruit Tree Sale (Part ONE)
How the Fruit Tree sale fundraiser started and grew to the largest one day fruit tree sale in the nation.
Meet the Fall 2020 Intern
Hi everyone! My name is Lina Solorzano and I am a Dietetic Intern with Priority Nutrition Care Distance Dietetic Internship. Let me start off by saying, I’m no gardener and…
Winter Fruit Tree Care and Classes
Year Round Gardening for Houston and Southeast Texas by Dr. Bob Randall is the comprehensive guide for growing vegetables in the Houston area. It includes updates of optimum planting times for…
Tips for Growing Onions and Garlic
What Are They? The common onion is scientifically known as Allium cepa. It is classified under either the Lily, lilaceae, or the amaryllis family (scientists differ). Edible alliums include shallots…