As avid plant and food lovers, little brings us more joy and hope after a long, frigid winter than seeing spring's first shoots pop up out of the soil. Along with asparagus, hearty leafy greens, peas, ...

As spring heats up into summer, garlic starts to mature and send up bright-green shoots. It’s garlic scape season. Garlic scapes are a seasonal treat that can add garlicky flavor to everything from ...

Egg prices might still be kind of a mess, but if you have a problem with blossom end rot on your tomato plants, you can get a little extra mileage out of those pricey hen fruits by turning their ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

You may think that the stalky part of a garlic plant isn't good for much of anything, but here's why you ought to give them a try.

If I haven't mentioned it in this column before, my backyard is a jungle. When I moved into my house in the dead of winter a few years ago, the yard looked serene, blanketed in snow. Then spring came, ...

Using fresh-picked garlic scapes to create homemade pesto sauce ...