As I mentioned in last week’s column, I have a squirrel who has made itself at home in my garden, so maybe I benefited from its having foraged, swallowed, digested, and then deposited the seeds of the ...

Every year, growers raise giant pumpkins and compete in annual weigh-offs against other colossal fruits. They choose seeds ...

A project in Orange County is working to seed and harvest native Olympia oysters, which help stabilize shorelines.