Fairfield has joined forward-thinking cities across Iowa and the country in offering a tool lending…
Home and Garden
Have you ever caught yourself sighing at the sight of a weedy bed or feeling…
Amish family farmer Allen Hershberger shifted to regenerative farming about five years ago. His farm…
Southeast Iowa is in the transition zone between the northern boreal forest and the southern…
On a chilly spring morning just outside Fairfield, Tiffany April Raines, owner of Wild Spirits…
KCUR FM radio in Kansas City, Missouri—my home town—is inviting us to be citizen scientists…
If a landscape has a sense of completeness or unity, people recognize it as beautiful.…
Bitterly cold winter days are the perfect time to start thinking about your garden, whether…
Most people equate the color green with health and natural living, but the inconvenient truth…
A scientist, inventor, and self-described biohacker for over 50 years, Fairfield entrepreneur John Huff designed…
There’s a common misconception that nature does best when left alone. It’s an appealing idea—to…
The general consensus on trees is that they inspire great fondness, respect, and gratitude. I…
Iowa’s Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) is celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary this year. A community-based…
Spring is on the way. Songs of cardinals and chickadees fill the morning air. Soon…
I am fortunate to have a stately white oak on my property that is probably…