From Backyard Gardens to Working Farms — Knowledge That Scales.
Farm or garden, it's work. Here are tools to make it easier.
The pump button will take you to instant answers for converting electrical energy into horsepower.
Click the valve system to the right to calculate pressure losses in simple or complex pipe systems.
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Bees & Pollinators
Tomatoes
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Composting
Garden Tools & Equipment
Native Plants
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Plant Nutrition
Raised Bed Gardening
Indoor Seed Starting
Pest Controls
Climate-Resilient Crops
Organic Growing Methods
Monarch Butterflies! Great News!
Recent monitoring at overwintering sites in Mexico indicates a notable rebound in monarch butterfly populations, a rare piece of good news in pollinator conservation. While long-term challenges remain, this improvement reflects years of effort by gardeners, farmers, land stewards, and communities who planted native milkweed, reduced pesticide use, and protected migration corridors. Every pollinator-friendly garden, every patch of habitat, and every informed growing choice matters. To our readers who grow with ecology in mind—this progress includes you.
